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DeSantis: ‘Appropriate’ to pursue redistricting in Florida
FLORIDA, JUL 24 – DeSantis may pursue mid-decade redistricting to address alleged racial gerrymandering in North Florida, following a court ruling that upheld a 2022 map favoring Republicans.
- On July 17, the Florida Supreme Court upheld its congressional map, giving Republicans control of a North Florida district previously held by a Democrat.
- Focusing on North Florida's 5th District, the court noted its design spanned Jacksonville to west of Tallahassee using a nearly 200-mile-long land bridge that violated the Equal Protection Clause.
- Speaking Thursday, Governor Ron DeSantis said `there may be more defects that need to be remedied` during an appearance at the Manatee Performing Arts Center in Bradenton.
- House Minority Leader Fentrice Driskell called the plan a `dangerous abuse of power` and warned mid-decade redistricting would trigger all new rounds of expensive litigation.
- With a 20-8 GOP majority, voting-rights groups argued the overhaul prevented Black voters from electing their preferred candidate, raising concerns over minority representation.
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Tallahassee Reports
News Service of FloridaDeSantis Could Seek to Redraw Districts
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis could ask lawmakers to redraw congressional boundary lines after the Florida Supreme Court last week upheld a 2022 map that gave Republicans control of a North Florida district previously held by a Democrat. DeSantis raised the possibility of further redistricting Thursday as Texas Republicans look to redraw districts amid a push by the Trump administration to help the GO…
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Orlando SentinelDeSantis could seek to redraw congressional districts after Florida Supreme Court ruling
Gov. Ron DeSantis could ask lawmakers to redraw congressional boundary lines after a Florida Supreme Court ruling upholding a 2022 map that gave Republicans control of a North Florida district previously held by a Democrat.
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