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| Florida Appeals Court reinstates congressional map approved by Gov. DeSantis |
| 2022-05-21 |
| [HOTAIR] House Democrats in the midst of dealing with the "chaos" created by new congressional maps created by a special master in New York have more reason to be unhappy today. In Florida, Democrats held a noisy but ultimately pointless protest last month against the adoption of GOP-favorable maps drawn up by Gov. DeSantis’ office. It seemed Democrats had finally caught a break earlier this month when a judge who reviewed those maps declared the changes in the norther part of the state to be unconstitutional. Circuit Judge Layne Smith said, "I am finding the enacted map is unconstitutional because it diminishes African Americans’ ability to elect candidates of their choice." He ordered the state to adopt a map that maintains an east-to-west version of Jacksonville’s 5th Congressional District, stretching from Duval to Gadsden counties. Specifically, the judge wanted to preserve the 5th district which is currently held by Rep. Al Lawson. But today that decision was reversed on appeal, meaning the state will now be returning to the maps approved by Gov. DeSantis. |
| Posted by:Fred |