Local Democrats expect a battle over reapportionment

Leaders: Redistricting maps likely headed to court

Georgia House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams, left, and state Democratic Party Chair Mike Berlon dine together during the Independance Gala, a fund-raising event last weekend hosted by the Democratic Party of Bulloch County. - photo by Special

Democrat gala for Web — Georgia House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams, left, and state Democratic Party Chair Mike Berlon dine together during the Independance Gala, a fund-raising event last weekend hosted by the Democratic Party of Bulloch County. - photo by Special

Two leading Georgia Democrats who spoke in Statesboro over the weekend doubt that the Republican-led reapportionment process can end without a court battle. Rep. Stacey Abrams, minority leader in the Georgia House of Representatives, and Mike Berlon, chairperson of the Democratic Party of Georgia, spoke at the Bulloch County Democratic Party’s Independence Gala. Saturday evening’s event at the Holiday Inn served as a fundraiser and party pep rally before the 2012 election season.