The Virginia Supreme Court struck down the state's redistricting referendum last week, ruling that the legislative process in which the referendum was created was unconstitutional.
State officials urged the justices to allow them to jettison Alabama’s congressional district map, citing the Supreme Court’s recent decision that dealt a blow to the Voting Rights Act.
Florida Rep. Mike Haridopolos joined “Wake Up America” to discuss how the Sunshine State’s new voting map could deliver four additional Republican seats and why the recent Supreme Court decision on race-based map drawing is a game-changer for the South.
Florida's state legislature passed a new congressional map on Wednesday that could allow Republicans to flip up to four seats.
Several voting rights groups have said that they plan to challenge the map in court once Gov. Ron DeSantis signs it into law.
The map drawn by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis boosts President Trump's effort to reshape voting before the midterm elections. The GOP likely holds a slight edge over Democrats in redistricting now.
Democrats will lose at least one blue-leaning district in Louisiana, and Florida is drawing a redder map. South Carolina, Tennessee and Missouri could try to draw new maps before voting begins.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) revealed a new set of congressional lines on Monday, with a map provided by his office to Fox News Digital appearing to show Republicans could gain as many as four seats depending on how voters vote. Florida now has 20 Republicans and eight Democrats in the House, but this map could make it easier for the GOP to have a 24-4 advantage. Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5850908-florida-gop-gains-desantis/ #RonDeSantis #Republicans #Redistricting #Gerrymandering #HakeemJeffries
Florida's governor has called lawmakers to meet starting Tuesday. They'll consider a fast-track redistricting that could flip some House seats held by Democrats to Republicans.
Also, hundreds of federal agents are set to withdraw from Minneapolis. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.