Florida GOP divided as redistricting battle intensifies ahead
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Republican lawmakers and voting-rights groups clashed this week as Florida began committee meetings on a mid-decade congressional redistricting. House leaders convened a select committee Thursday without a proposed map while Gov. Ron DeSantis and President Donald Trump urged reopening maps. Dozens of civil-rights groups rallied Tuesday, citing the state’s Fair Districts amendment and warning of legal challenges. The legislature approved a map in 2022 after a DeSantis-backed special session; leaders remain divided on timing and appetite for change. The process relies on census data and committee hearings scheduled through December. Based on 6 articles reviewed and supporting research.
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- 1. 2010: Florida voters approve the Fair Districts Amendment prohibiting partisan map drawing.
- 2. 2020: U.S. Census supplies data used for congressional apportionment and district lines.
- 3. 2022: Florida Legislature approved a congressional map during a DeSantis-backed special session.
- 4. This week (early December 2025): House select committee meets; 'We Draw the Lines' rallies occur at the Capitol.
- 5. December 2025: Additional committee meetings and hearings are scheduled as leaders debate the mid-decade redraw.
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