A Tallahassee judge lifted a stay in a Florida redistricting lawsuit, ordering election officials to begin using a map that preserves a Black congressional district in North Florida. The new map, drawn by a Harvard professor, only affects the North Florida congressional districts, re-instating a Duval-to-Gadsden 5th Congressional District to protect Black voters’ ability to […]
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DeSantis-appointed judge blocks part of Florida congressional redistricting map
A 2nd Judicial Circuit Court judge struck down Jacksonville’s congressional districts in a ruling against Florida’s redistricting process.
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Jacksonville sued for council’s alleged racially gerrymandered redistricting
Civil-rights groups sued Jacksonville for allegedly racially gerrymandering its City Council districts in its new redistricting plan.
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Voting rights groups ask court to block Northeast Florida congressional districts
Voting rights groups and individuals suing Florida over its congressional maps asked a Tallahassee court to block new Northeast Florida congressional districts that would make it harder for Jacksonville’s Black voters to elect their preferred candidates.
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Florida redistricting map sued for lack of Black districts and alleged GOP bias
A new lawsuit alleges Florida’s redistricting plan, passed Thursday on a party-line vote, will reduce Black voting power in North Florida, Orlando and the Tampa Bay area and that the map was drawn to favor Republican candidates.
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Florida redistricting: Legislature approves DeSantis map during Democratic protest
While Democrats staged a sit-in and led chants, the Florida Legislature approved Gov. Ron DeSantis’ congressional map, which will further Republican gains and eliminate a Black ability-to-elect district in Jacksonville.
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Florida House Democrats stage sit-in over DeSantis redistricting map
Florida House Democrats disrupted a session where Gov. Ron DeSantis’ redistricting plan was expected to pass.
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DeSantis says he wants race-neutral Florida redistricting, but his proposal still uses race
The Florida Legislature begins its special redistricting session today with a mandate fto pass Gov. Ron DeSantis’ preferred congressional map, which would maximize Republican advantages.
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Legislature will defer to Gov. DeSantis on Florida redistricting maps in special session
The Florida redistricting special session will allow Gov. Ron DeSantis to submit his own maps, with the legislature deferring to DeSantis.
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Mayor Curry signs City Council redistricting map
Mayor Lenny Curry signed Jacksonville’s controversial redistricting plan that activists say disenfranchises Black voters by packing them into a few City Council districts.