Florida lawmakers will return to the Capitol to begin a special session to approve a new congressional map after Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed the previous GOP-backed boundaries that preserved minority districts.
Florida lawmakers will return to the Capitol Tuesday to begin a special session to approve a new congressional map after Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed the previous GOP-backed boundaries that preserved minority districts.– Florida lawmakers will return to the Capitol Tuesday to begin a special session to approve a new congressional map after Republican Gov. Ron DeSantisThe work should be easy, given that Republican leaders have already conceded the once-a-decade process to DeSantis.
While DeSantis, who is a potential 2024 presidential candidate, said his map is “race neutral,” Black lawmakers say it is racist. He said it will be an incentive to get people to vote when DeSantis is up for reelection in November. The League of Women Voters of Florida said the DeSantis map violates the state constitution, which requires contiguous districts that don't benefit or hurt a political party, incumbent or candidate. It also says districts can't be drawn to reduce minority access to elect representatives.
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