Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday followed through with his promise to veto congressional maps that were approved by the Florida Legislature earlier this month.
One of the sticking points is the 5th district which is currently represented by U.S. Congressman Al Lawson and stretches from Jacksonville to Tallahassee, connecting predominantly Black communities.The state legislature passed a bill that included two different maps one that drew a new 5th district entirely within Duval County and a “backup” map that was similar to the current districts.But Gov. DeSantis rejected both proposed maps.
“It appears from the maps that DeSantis had put forth earlier in the process that he desperately wants to Republican gerrymander with heavily Republican seats, maximizing the amount of Republicans that can get elected, it appears the legislature opted for a different track, a little more conservative, as far as safety and seats, a lot more safer seats, more democratic seats, but also more compact districts,” Binder said.
“Congressional District 5′s thirty-year existence has been sustained in decades-old state and federal court cases and is protected from diminishment in the voter-passed Fair Districting amendment. As a party, we stand firmly against any attempts to silence Black voters’ voices and call on the legislature not to fold to Governor DeSantis’s unconstitutional demands in the upcoming special session.”
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