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Former state Senate President Don Gaetz, a Republican who oversaw the Legislature’s redistricting in 2012, said redistricting power should remain with the Legislature. He said the state Supreme Court’s new makeup is an opportunity to right past wrongs.
“It certainly was obvious to everyone, including the litigants, that if they could just get in front of the former Supreme Court, they would of course prevail, and they
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But by keeping the legal challenges at the state level, the ruling is likely to intensify the focus on Tallahassee, as politicians and advocacy leaders wondered how the Florida Supreme Court, with three new justices appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, would evaluate a redistricting case.
They may find out soon. After the 2020 Census is completed, the Legislature, which is currently controlled by Republicans, is scheduled to redraw its districts for Congress and the state Legislature in 2022.
Florida isn’t affected by Supreme Court’s gerrymander ruling | Miami Herald
Dems: Door open for Florida GOP to use ‘duplicitous and unfair tactics’ to gerrymander districts - Orlando Sentinel
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling and changes at Florida’s top court leave the door wide open for Republicans to gerrymander political districts in their favor, Democrats say — and the party is already preparing for a battle
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we need to recount Florida's election when they have any. That's why the republicans are against about voting in the state, the republicans are gerrymandering like crazy.
The Senate has been in republican control in MI since 1984, but in 2018 Mi voted for an independent commission for redrawing the lines, which is what Florida should do, but doesn't .
“It certainly was obvious to everyone, including the litigants, that if they could just get in front of the former Supreme Court, they would of course prevail, and they
snip
But by keeping the legal challenges at the state level, the ruling is likely to intensify the focus on Tallahassee, as politicians and advocacy leaders wondered how the Florida Supreme Court, with three new justices appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, would evaluate a redistricting case.
They may find out soon. After the 2020 Census is completed, the Legislature, which is currently controlled by Republicans, is scheduled to redraw its districts for Congress and the state Legislature in 2022.
Florida isn’t affected by Supreme Court’s gerrymander ruling | Miami Herald
Dems: Door open for Florida GOP to use ‘duplicitous and unfair tactics’ to gerrymander districts - Orlando Sentinel
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling and changes at Florida’s top court leave the door wide open for Republicans to gerrymander political districts in their favor, Democrats say — and the party is already preparing for a battle
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we need to recount Florida's election when they have any. That's why the republicans are against about voting in the state, the republicans are gerrymandering like crazy.
The Senate has been in republican control in MI since 1984, but in 2018 Mi voted for an independent commission for redrawing the lines, which is what Florida should do, but doesn't .