DeSantis is so extreme he wouldn’t even accept a map approved by a Republican-majority legislature.
NEW: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoes new congressional map approved by the Republican-controlled legislature, setting up a showdown with his own party https://t.co/JAKQ9Yk526
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) March 29, 2022
The Legislature's map preserved a majority-Black district in north FL. The district was drawn to protect Black voters' ability to elect candidates of their choice. DeSantis opposes the district, saying it was improperly drawn using race as the main factor. https://t.co/sncrVMIn4d
— Democracy Docket (@DemocracyDocket) March 29, 2022
#NEW: House Speaker Sprowls and Senate President Simpson have issued a joint statement in response to Gov. DeSantis vetoing Florida's congressional map. https://t.co/8IrSBGBGEH pic.twitter.com/PKfPwuk4lB
— The Redistrict Network (@RedistrictNet) March 29, 2022
Florida can either pass legal maps and not get sued or it can pass illegal maps, face aggressive litigation and lose. https://t.co/mEketQouQX
— Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) March 4, 2022
Sad! 