redistricting

Plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging Florida’s new congressional map have launched a statewide tour aimed at educating Black voters about changes to the state's U.S. House district lines.

On Election Day, Aug. 23, WLRN reporters visited precincts across South Florida to check in with voters, many of whom had ended up at the wrong polling places.

A state judge has sided with civil rights groups seeking a redrawing of North Florida’s congressional districts ahead of the midterm elections. Judge Layne Smith of the state’s 2nd Judicial

After issuing a temporary injunction last week against a congressional redistricting plan pushed through the Legislature by Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Leon County circuit judge Monday ordered that the ruling remain in effect while the state pursues an appeal.

He agreed with voting-rights groups that said the changes to a North Florida congressional district would eliminate the ability of Black voters to elect a candidate of their choice.

Attorneys for Secretary of State Laurel Lee fired back Monday at an attempt to block a new congressional redistricting plan, saying plaintiffs in a lawsuit want to “revert to some racially gerrymandered” map that would stretch a district across a swath of North Florida to elect a Democrat.

Fair districts groups argue Florida's new congressional map violates the U.S. Constitution because it discriminates against Black voters.

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The staff member who prepared a congressional redistricting map said race and party politics in now way factored into the final product being considered by the Legislature. Lawmakers were called back to the Capitol for a special session Tuesday to approve new congressional districts after DeSantis vetoed the maps they approved last month.

Gadsden County residents spoke out against the governor's plan to erase Democratic Congressman Al Lawson's 5th Congressional District.

Black Democratic lawmakers on Monday described new congressional lines proposed by Gov. Ron DeSantis as “aggressively partisan” and a “racist tactic,” as the plan could boost Republican representation at the expense of minority candidates in North and Central Florida.

Lawmakers go into a special session next week giving up on their fight with Gov. Ron DeSantis over keeping minority access congressional districts in place.