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Black voters in Florida face new election laws — which a federal judge said continues a pattern of discriminatory provisions — and a new congressional map that broke up a prominent Black district.
Its voting patterns were racially polarized, with Black residents mostly voting for Democrats and white residents mostly voting for Republicans. In the new map approved by the Florida Legislature ...
Al Lawson. Weighing a lawsuit brought by groups including Black Voters Matter and the League of Women Voters of Florida, the judge said state lawmakers must develop a “remedial map” to comply ...
A state judge struck down North Florida’s congressional districts ... finding the governor’s map illegally reduced Black voters’ electoral power. DeSantis had wagered the state’s Fair ...
Lee Marsh sent the plan back to the Florida Legislature with instructions that lawmakers should draw a new congressional map ... of Black voters into conservative districts represented by white ...
A week and a half after the call, DeSantis unveiled his new map. No Florida governor ... away in a majority-white, heavily Republican district. DeSantis Broke Up Black-Dominated District and ...