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Florida Supreme Court asked to overturn DeSantis congressional map that boosted GOP power
Florida Supreme Court heard arguments in what could be last ditch bid by voter rights organizations to overturn congressional map favoring GOP.
Special session: Florida lawmakers heeding Gov. DeSantis' demand for new congressional map, enraging opponents
Republican lawmakers appear willing to endorse redrawing of Black-leaning congressional districts, enraging Democrats and many Black voters.
Minority voting rights at stake as Florida high court considers DeSantis’ U.S. House map
The Florida Supreme Court’s conservative majority revealed the high stakes for minority voting rights Thursday as justices questioned whether protections under the state’s Fair Districts Amendments will survive Gov. Ron DeSantis’ aggressive effort to dismantle them.
The Florida Supreme Court weighs in on the state’s congressional redistricting plan
Black Votes Matter” claims when the legislature passed the map, it removed a minority access congressional district in North Florida.
Florida Supreme Court Justices raise prospect of tossing Fair Districts Amendment
Chief Justice Carlos Muñiz questioned if nondiminishment requirements make it impossible to craft a constitutional map.
FL Supreme Court points to ‘head-on’ conflict in diminishment of a Black congressional district
Florida Supreme Court justices indicated on Thursday that an anti-gerrymandering amendment in the Florida Constitution may contradict the U.S. Constitution, favoring the argument the state has used to defend quashing a former Black Congressional District in North Florida.
Kamala Harris Campaign Suggests Florida Is in Play: What Polls Say
According to polls, however, it is likely an uphill battle for Harris. Per FiveThirtyEight's polling averages, Harris is down ...
Florida is disappearing from the national political map
Florida has historically been held up as a massively important state for any White House aspirant, and as a result has been ...
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Protections for minority voters are at the center of a Florida redistricting case
Voting rights groups challenging the state congressional map want the Florida Supreme Court to reinstate a district that gave ...
Electoral College Map Hands Kamala Harris Another State
Virginia is the second state which Real Clear Polling has shifted from tossup to lean Democrat in recent weeks. On July 27, ...
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‘A betrayal of democracy’: Florida Supreme Court to decide redistricting case
Under Florida law, districts cannot be drawn to diminish minority voters’ ability to elect someone of their choice. Lawson lost re-election after the map changed. “When we lose representation ...
Minority voter protections at stake as Florida Supreme Court hears redistricting case
Justice Charles Canady, who was part of a conservative minority when the court ruled for voting rights plaintiffs in a redistricting case last decade, recused from the case. Although he didn’t give a ...
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Florida is disappearing from the national political map
It used to be …presidential elections, we would be on a razor’s edge about the state of Florida,” Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, told a crowd of the party faithful at a gathering last ...
When does early voting start in Florida? Dates, times differ county-by-county
In just over a month you'll be able to start casting your votes in the general election as early voting begins in Florida.