"In an interview on Monday, Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis indicated that he will likely call a special session of the state legislature in the near future to redraw congressional boundaries, as many GOP-led states across the country have already done in order to benefit the Republican Party. In his comments to The Floridian, DeSantis was unforthcoming about the partisan nature of his plan, framing the move as a "requirement," depending on the outcome of a Supreme Court case involving Texas's mid-census redistricting. "So, we're going to redistrict," he told the publication. "We're going to do it next spring.""
"Florida maps have already changed somewhat, following a challenge by state Republicans to a previously drawn map that had created a Black-majority district. The conservative state Supreme Court ruled that map was unlawful, splitting the district up and diluting Black voting power in the process. DeSantis indicated that, pending the outcome of the federal Supreme Court case, Republicans may make more changes to Florida's congressional maps, calling considerations for race as outlined in the Voting Rights Act "defects" that may have to be "remedied.""
Several GOP-led states have redrawn congressional maps at the behest of Donald Trump to advantage the Republican Party ahead of next year's midterms. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis intends to call a special legislative session next spring to redraw congressional boundaries, contingent on the outcome of a Supreme Court case about Texas's mid-census redistricting. Florida maps were altered after Republicans challenged a map that created a Black-majority district; the conservative state Supreme Court found that map unlawful, splitting the district and diluting Black voting power. DeSantis described Voting Rights Act race-based considerations as "defects" that may need to be "remedied," and progressive groups condemned the move as silencing voters.
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