A group of Florida Democratic voters and a voting rights group jointly filed a lawsuit against Florida‘s new congressional map that could give the state four new Republican seats.
The plaintiffs filed the lawsuit in Florida’s 2nd Judicial Court just hours after Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) signed legislation enacting a new map that would give Republicans a 24-4 advantage in the state’s congressional delegation.
The complaint seeks to bar the map from going into effect and was filed by the National Redistricting Foundation and the liberal Elias Law Group, on behalf of the Equal Ground Education Fund and over a dozen Democratic-leaning voters. The lawyers argue the move violates the state constitution’s Fair Districts Amendment, which prohibits partisan gerrymandering.
“Florida made no efforts to amend its constitution when it sought to join the partisan wars and conduct a mid-decade redistricting for partisan gain,” the complaint reads. “Florida’s constitution continues to expressly prohibit
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