The Florida Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal in a lawsuit challenging the state’s redistricting maps, ensuring Gov. Ron DeSantis’ congressional maps will go into effect for at least 2022’s elections. While the court’s decision settles things for this year, the redistricting map still faces upcoming federal and state trials challenging its validity The […]
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Florida redistricting lawsuit: Appeals court rejects court-ordered maps
A Florida appeals court ruled against an attempt to use new court-ordered congressional maps in the state’s 2022 elections.
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Florida redistricting lawsuit: Appeals court reinstates DeSantis map, staying court-ordered map
A Florida appeals court reinstated the congressional map signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, staying a lower court’s order while the state’s appeal continues.
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Judge lifts stay in Florida redistricting lawsuit, ordering new map
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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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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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.