Florida Legislature Debates Redistricting Plan
Republican lawmakers have issued warnings regarding Governor Ron DeSantis's recent efforts to push for redistricting in Florida, describing the move as 'fraught with peril.' The political maneuver is expected to trigger significant legal and partisan battles within the state. A proposed new congressional map in Florida could grant Republicans as many as four additional seats in the U.S. The Florida state legislature may vote on these changes as early as Tuesday. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries criticized the proposal, suggesting Governor Ron DeSantis should take the map to voters instead of using legislative changes. Investigators are still working to determine who fired the shot that hit a Secret Service agent during a separate incident. Officials in Tallahassee are meeting for a special session to decide the fate of a new congressional map.
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“Republicans warn DeSantis's Florida redistricting push 'fraught with peril' #TheHill”
“Republican-led Florida, in fact, ramping up that effort in the state legislature today.”
“Unlike states that lack these state constitutional prohibitions on partisan gerrymandering, the Florida legislature has to be able to point to these politically neutral factors.”
“This attempt to rig voting maps to favor one party over another is inherently illegal and unconstitutional.”
“he no longer has to follow a requirement in the Florida Constitution that prohibits partisan intent in drawing lines for Congress. So there's a lot of legal ramifications to this map”
“A proposed new congressional map in Florida could give Republicans as many as four more seats in the U.S. House. The state legislature could vote on the changes as early as tomorrow.”
“Today, they are meeting for a special session and will decide the fate of the map sometime this week.”
“Governor Ron DeSantis has pushed to defy the Florida Constitution to make four Democratic-held congressional districts more likely to elect Republicans began taking shape in a special session of the GOP-controlled legislature.”
“Florida's legislature starts debate on a mid-decade congressional redistricting plan that could give Republicans four more U.S. House seats”
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