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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DeSantis vetoes Florida congressional redistricting maps
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ veto came almost immediately after the Legislature finally transmitted its approved Florida redistricting plans.
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Two lawsuits ask courts to draw Florida redistricting plans after DeSantis promises veto
Two new lawsuits filed in Tallahassee on Friday — one in state court and another in federal court — ask judges to put in place new congressional district plans for Florida since Gov. Ron DeSantis has promised a veto of the Legislature’s approved plans and the Legislature doesn’t look like it’ll be able to override a veto.
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DeSantis promises to veto Florida congressional redistricting plans. What comes next?
rida House and Senate approved a congressional redistricting plan for the next decade, but that approval does nothing to offer more certainty to voters as legislators await Gov. Ron DeSantis’ promised veto.
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Florida Legislature approve congressional redistricting plan, defying DeSantis veto threat
As the Florida House prepared to vote on its congressional proposal, Gov. Ron DeSantis intervened by tweet, promising a veto for the plan.