ATLANTA (AP) -- Hall County in north Georgia would be carved into fewer legislative districts under a plan adopted by House lawmakers.
Lawmakers in the House of Representatives voted 101-53 on Friday to consolidate Hall County, which includes Gainesville, into four legislative districts. A plan adopted over the summer would have broken the area into seven districts.
Republican Gov. Nathan Deal, who previously represented the county as a Congressman, had said he was concerned the region's districts had become too fragmented.
House Speaker David Ralston, a fellow Republican from north Georgia, had said the issue would be resolved.
Several Democrats objected to reopening the contentious redistricting process. Because of past discrimination, Georgia must get federal approval of any election-related changes.
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