ATLANTA — Frustrated Republican voters who live south of Atlanta urged GOP legislators Monday to back off their plan to redistrict Georgia in a way that would likely push a dissident conservative, state Rep. Philip Singleton, out of office. The three-hour public hearing showed how redistricting can cut out legislators from the majority party during a process that usually favors them. Singleton, a Republican from Sharpsburg, has been a critic of House Speaker David Ralston since his 2019 campaign. The hearing was a step toward votes on new political maps for the state House, state Senate and Co…

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