A Florida judge ruled that a congressional map backed by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) was unconstitutional on Saturday, and ordered lawmakers to create an alternative.
Circuit Judge J. Lee Marsh concluded that the redrawn districts authorized by DeSantis specifically in northern Florida violated the state constitution’s Fair Districts Amendments by “dismantling a congressional district that enabled Black voters to elect their candidates of choice under the previous plan.
Florida Secretary of State Cord Byrd told Politico that he disagrees with Marsh's ruling and that the state will appeal it to the state Supreme Court. The case originated from a lawsuit brought by various groups, including Black Voters Matter, Equal Ground, Florida Rising, and the League of Women Voters of Florida that sued over the new maps in April 2022, after DeSantis signed the new congressional maps into law.
“This is a significant victory in the fight for fair representation for Black Floridians. As a result, the current discriminatory map should be replaced with a map that restores the Fifth Congressional District in a manner that gives Black voters the opportunity to elect a candidate of their choice,” said Olivia Mendoza, director of litigation and policy for the National Redistricting Foundation, which initiated the lawsuit.
DeSantis vetoed a redistricting map that would have benefited Republicans in 16 of 28 districts and instead convinced the state legislature to enact his map, which helped them with 20 of the 28 seats.
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