Post by the Scribe on May 11, 2022 18:52:27 GMT
Associated Press
Florida judge set to strike down DeSantis congressional map signed off on by Republican legislature
www.marketwatch.com/story/florida-judge-set-to-strike-down-desantis-redistricting-map-signed-off-on-by-republican-legislature-01652289960?siteid=yhoof2
Last Updated: May 11, 2022 at 1:26 p.m. ET
First Published: May 11, 2022 at 1:25 p.m. ET
By Associated Press
State judge agrees with voting-rights groups in calling map drawn up by DeSantis’s team unconstitutional in breaking up a majority Black district
Gov. Ron DeSantis, shown in February at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Fla., took the highly unusual step of drawing his own Florida congressional map earlier this year, and the Republican legislature responded by forfeiting its own map-making responsibility. AP/JOHN RAOUX
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A congressional map approved by Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and drawn by his staff is unconstitutional because it breaks up a district where Black voters can choose their representatives, a state judge said Wednesday.
The backdrop: Court challenge appears likely after Florida Republicans cede congressional map drawing to Gov. DeSantis
Also: Florida’s DeSantis takes unusual step in proposing a congressional map of his own
Leon County Circuit Judge Layne Smith said he would issue a formal order Thursday or Friday to keep the maps from taking effect in November’s election. He made it clear he would rule in favor of voting-rights groups challenging the maps.
Florida judge set to strike down DeSantis congressional map signed off on by Republican legislature
www.marketwatch.com/story/florida-judge-set-to-strike-down-desantis-redistricting-map-signed-off-on-by-republican-legislature-01652289960?siteid=yhoof2
Last Updated: May 11, 2022 at 1:26 p.m. ET
First Published: May 11, 2022 at 1:25 p.m. ET
By Associated Press
State judge agrees with voting-rights groups in calling map drawn up by DeSantis’s team unconstitutional in breaking up a majority Black district
Gov. Ron DeSantis, shown in February at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Fla., took the highly unusual step of drawing his own Florida congressional map earlier this year, and the Republican legislature responded by forfeiting its own map-making responsibility. AP/JOHN RAOUX
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A congressional map approved by Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and drawn by his staff is unconstitutional because it breaks up a district where Black voters can choose their representatives, a state judge said Wednesday.
The backdrop: Court challenge appears likely after Florida Republicans cede congressional map drawing to Gov. DeSantis
Also: Florida’s DeSantis takes unusual step in proposing a congressional map of his own
Leon County Circuit Judge Layne Smith said he would issue a formal order Thursday or Friday to keep the maps from taking effect in November’s election. He made it clear he would rule in favor of voting-rights groups challenging the maps.