![]() The chamber prioritized adherence to the Fair Districts amendment in Florida’s Constitution and to the federal Voting Rights Act, while also remaining mindful of legal pitfalls that led to a map produced by the Legislature in 2012 being thrown out. ![]() “But what I am saying is that the map before us today fulfills the charge that the President gave the reapportionment committee: to deliver a map designed to be compliant with our Florida Constitution and with all federal and state statutes.” “Let me be clear, I am not saying today that this is the only map that can be drawn to be compliant,” Rodrigues said. The Princeton Gerrymandering Project, for example, gave draft maps a B grade. Senate Reapportionment Committee Chair Ray Rodrigues, an Estero Republican, has prioritized working within the boundaries of the law. ![]() That said, many third-party observers have generally praised the Senate process. Ron DeSantis’ office has criticized at least one district as an “ unconstitutional gerrymander,” and online activists have called on the Florida House to ignore the Senate map or for DeSantis to veto it. Liberal advocacy groups like Latino Justice have promised lawsuits over a failure to increase Florida’s number of minority access districts. With a 31-4 vote, the plan ( S 8060) became the first map approved by a chamber of the Florida Legislature during the once-a-decade redistricting process. The Florida Senate approved a congressional redistricting plan to divide Florida into 28 congressional districts.
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