florida redistricting

Florida, Ron DeSantis and GOP

GOP turns to Florida as next redistricting battleground after Virginia map passes

The Republican Party is looking to redistrict Florida next, after Virginia’s new congressional map, which gives Democrats a 10-1 advantage in the House, passed in a statewide referendum on Tuesday. The election results mark a devastating loss for Republicans,

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All eyes are on Ron DeSantis: Florida could make or break the GOP’s redistricting edge

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Gov. Ron DeSantis mocks Rep. Jeffries over Florida redistricting threats

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Virginia court blocks Democrats' redistricting effort, Florida next

A Virginia court blocked Democrats' redistricting efforts, ruling the referendum unconstitutional.

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Republicans warn DeSantis’s Florida redistricting push ‘fraught with peril’

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DeSantis on Jeffries ‘F around and find out’ remark: ‘I will pay for you to come down to Florida’

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‘Maximum Warfare’: Hakeem Jeffries promises Dems will target 8 GOP incumbents in Florida if redistricting happens

Balart, Carlos Giménez, Laurel Lee, Anna Paulina Luna, Cory Mills, Brian Mast and Maria Elvira Salazar as potential targets.

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PolitiFact FL: Is Florida’s mid-decade redistricting plan ‘illegal,’ as some Democrats say?

"It is against the constitution to redraw maps in favor of a party." Is it? Mid-decade redistricting wouldn’t be illegal, but doing it to intentionally benefit one political party would be, law professors told PolitiFact.

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Redistricting takes center stage as Florida lawmakers schedule special session

Florida lawmakers have set a start time for next week’s special session on congressional redistricting. State senators are scheduled to convene on Tuesday at noon. This special session, scheduled to run until Friday,

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Florida already delayed redistricting. Consultants increasingly wonder if it will — or should — still happen at all.

With a Supreme Court decision pending and an unfriendly environment for Republicans, critics question why lawmakers should embark on the legally risky endeavor.

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RCP Podcast: Redistricting War Comes to Florida, Mollie Hemingway Talks Supreme Court

Thursday on the RealClearPolitics podcast, Tom Bevan, Andrew Walworth, and Carl Cannon discuss the implications of the state-by-state redistricting "war" ahead of the midterm elections, as a Virginia judge halts the results of the referendum and Florida prepares a new congressional map.

Florida special session: Governor’s congressional map push sparks debate

The spotlight is turning to Florida ahead of a special session that will decide the fate of a new Congressional map that Republicans hope will net several seats for their party in November's midterm

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Jeff Kottkamp: Florida redistricting Session highlights census undercount challenges

Census undercount threatens fair representation in Florida redistricting efforts. On April 28, the Florida Legislature will convene for a Special Legislative Session on Congressional redistricting. The purpose of mid-decade redistricting is to adjust electoral District boundaries to ensure each District has equal voting power and complies with court rulings.