US EditionDeSantis plans to call special session on redistricting for next spring
Governor DeSantis aims to redraw Florida’s congressional districts next spring, with Republicans expecting to gain three to five seats ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
- On Monday, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced he plans a special session next year to redraw Florida's congressional map between March and May, aiming to influence the 2026 midterms.
- Gov. Ron DeSantis said he is waiting on a pending U.S. Supreme Court argument about Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, which influences Florida's maps, and critics call the move part of a national GOP effort urged by allies of President Donald Trump.
- A House Select Committee chaired by Miami Rep. Mike Redondo will hold its first hearing Thursday and meet again Dec. 4 at 1:30 p.m., with Florida Senate Republicans holding a 26-11 majority.
- Civil‑rights groups warn a new round of redistricting could violate Florida's Fair Districts amendments and critics call the plan partisan and potentially unlawful ahead of next year's midterms.
- Florida Republicans now hold 20 of the state's 28 districts, and party leaders expect gains of three to five seats; election supervisors could face shifts in candidate qualification and precinct maps, requiring Florida House and Senate approval.
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DeSantis to Call Special Session for Congressional Redistricting
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis plans to call lawmakers back to Tallahassee next spring to redraw the state’s congressional district map ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. “So we’re going to redistrict,” the governor told local news outlet, The Floridian. “The issue is that there is a Supreme Court decision that we are waiting on—the argument in October about Section 2 of the VRA [Voting Rights Act] that impacts Florida’s maps—so we’re going to do i…
DeSantis plans to call special session on redistricting for next spring
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said in an interview published on Monday that he’s planning to call the state legislature back to the Capitol for a special session next spring on redistricting. “Yeah, yeah, so we’re going to redistrict,” DeSantis told The Floridian in an interview, noting that timeline could be between March and May of…
Plaintiffs from last Florida redistricting challenge say lawmakers shouldn't open 'Pandora's box' again
The legal groups that challenged Florida’s current congressional map are prepared to go to court again as Florida Republicans push to redraw congressional lines mid-decade. Genesis Robinson, Executive Director of Equal Ground, said civil rights groups will wait to see new maps before making legal moves, but added that his organization was “keeping its options open.” “The reality is this is illegal,” Robinson said. “To redraw the lines for partis…
Republican Governor Will Call Special Legislative Session On Redistricting In 2026
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will call a special legislative session on congressional redistricting in the Sunshine State in the spring of 2026. “Yeah, yeah, so we’re going to redistrict. The issue is that there is a Supreme Court decision that we are waiting on – the argument in October about Section 2 of the VRA [Voting Rights Act] that impacts Florida’s maps, so we’re going to do it next Spring,” DeSantis said in an interview with The Floridian.…
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