Controversial Cobb redistricting maps pass Georgia House

The details: A bill sponsored by State Rep. John Carson, draws two incumbent county commissioners into the same district and creates an open seat that straddles I-75.

• State Rep. Ginny Ehrhart’s legislation targeting the Cobb school board puts two Democratic members into the same district and leaves another vacant.

What’s next: Both bills now move to the Georgia Senate where they are expected to pass, just as the Republican-backed Gwinnett County maps did last week.

Meanwhile: Maps redrawing Augusta-Richmond County’s commission and board of education are in the midst of a similar partisan battle.

• The Republican-drawn lines last week passed the state Senate and moved through a House committee over Democratic protests yesterday.
• Democrats argue the maps do not reflect the will of the local government and would decrease the Black vote percentages in two districts.

Go deeper: Read Axios' coverage of Georgia's redistricting battles.