佐治亚州州长坎普明确不开特别会期：拒绝为重划选区与限制州长权力召集议会
佐治亚州州长布赖恩·坎普（Brian Kemp）11月4日发表声明，明确表示不会为重划选区或削减未来州长行政权力召开特别会期。坎普在声明中说，本州选民已经发声，他不会用特别会期推翻选举刚表达的民意；他仅保留在预算出现紧急情况时召集议会的可能。声明发表于州府亚特兰大。
背景是2026年联邦最高法院一项裁决削弱了《选举权法》的相关条款后，佐治亚州当年曾召开特别会期处理选区问题，州内共和党人今夏一度讨论再度修图，最终收手。此次中期选举后，又有声音要求坎普利用任期尾声锁定选区版图并约束继任者权力，坎普此次表态为这一讨论画上句号。
财政面同样牵动是否开会的讨论：州所得税率已降至4.99%（此前5.19%，目标3.99%），州规划与预算办公室5月估计由此产生约13亿美元缺口，坎普已先行削减3亿美元支出；州「雨天基金」结余按州政府10月年报为87亿美元，较1月的146亿美元下降。
当选州长凯莎·兰斯·博顿斯（Keisha Lance Bottoms）、当选副州长、州参议员乔什·麦克劳林（Josh McLaurin）与州众议院少数党领袖卡罗琳·休利（Carolyn Hugley）均对坎普表态作出回应。州议会常会将于2027年1月开幕，新一届政府的预算与选区议程届时再议。
（来源：佐治亚州州长办公室）
Georgia Governor Kemp Rules Out Special Session on Redistricting or Curbing the Governor's Powers
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp said in a November 4 statement that he will not call a special session to redraw legislative districts or to cut the administrative powers of the next governor. Kemp said Georgia voters have spoken and he will not use a special session to override the verdict just delivered at the ballot box; he left open only the possibility of a budget-related special session. The statement was issued in Atlanta.
The backdrop: after a 2026 U.S. Supreme Court ruling weakened parts of the Voting Rights Act, Georgia held a special session on districts, and state Republicans debated redrawing maps again over the summer before backing off. After this month's midterms, some voices urged Kemp to use his remaining time in office to lock in maps and constrain his successor - a debate Kemp's statement now closes.
Budget math also hangs over any session call. The state income tax rate has fallen to 4.99 percent, from 5.19 percent, on a path toward 3.99 percent, a cut the Office of Planning and Budget estimated in May would open a gap of about $1.3 billion; Kemp has already trimmed $300 million. The state's rainy-day reserve stood at $8.7 billion in the October annual report, down from $14.6 billion in January.
Governor-elect Keisha Lance Bottoms, Lieutenant Governor-elect and state Senator Josh McLaurin, and House Minority Leader Carolyn Hugley all responded to Kemp's announcement. The regular session convenes in January 2027, when the new administration's budget and redistricting agenda will be taken up.
(Source: Office of the Governor of Georgia)
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