A state judge has ruled that a map of Congress approved by Florida Republican Governor Ron Desandis and drawn by his staff is unconstitutional because it breaks down the district in which black voters elect their representatives. Lyon County Circuit Judge Lane Smith said on Wednesday that he would issue a formal order Thursday or Friday to prevent the maps from coming into effect in the November election. He made it clear that he would rule in favor of voting rights groups challenging the maps. The governor’s office issued the statement: “As noted by Judge Smith, these complex constitutional laws will always be decided at the appellate level. Voting rights groups have claimed that drawn election maps and election maps approved by Republican state legislators violate and ignore the state constitution, destroying three Democratic-held congressional seats and turning the other rival into a GOP-sloping district of North Florida. Destroys, which is the majority of blacks.At Wednesday’s court hearing, an expert testified that 360,000 blacks It then affects the electorate. ” “Dr. Harvard’s Dr. Stephen Ansolabehr says critics say the governor’s map violates the 2010 voter-approved fair district amendment to prevent lawmakers from creating maps in support of certain political parties.” The lesser provision of the Florida Constitution was broken within the equal protection clause of the Federal Constitution. This is unconstitutional, according to the Florida Constitution. “The lawsuit was probably funded by Florida Secretary of State Mohamed Jazz.
A state judge has ruled that a map of Congress approved by Florida Republican Governor Ron Desandis and drawn by his staff is unconstitutional because it breaks down the district in which black voters elect their representatives.
Lyon County Circuit Judge Lane Smith said on Wednesday that he would issue a formal order Thursday or Friday to prevent the maps from coming into effect in the November election.
He made it clear that he would rule in favor of voting rights groups challenging the maps.
Statement by the Governor’s Office:
“As Judge Smith noted, these complex constitutional issues of law will always be decided at the appeal level.
Voting rights groups have claimed that the election maps drawn by Desantis and the election maps approved by Republican state legislators violate and ignore the state constitution. This map destroys the three congressional seats held by Democrats and converts the other rival to GOP-leaning seats.
In addition, the map destroys the North Florida County CD-5, which is mostly black.
At a court hearing on Wednesday, an expert testified that it affects 360,000 black voters.
“In none of those blacks can blacks choose their preferred candidates,” said Dr. Stephen Ansolabehr of Harvard.
Critics say the governor’s map violates a reasonable district amendment approved by voters in 2010 to prevent lawmakers from creating maps in favor of certain political parties.
The governor said this was unconstitutional.
“The lesser provision of the Florida Constitution enters into the equal protection category of the federal constitution, which unconstitutionally violates the provisions of the Florida Constitution,” said Mohamed Jazil, attorney for the Florida Secretary of State.
The lawsuit was probably funded by the Florida District Attorney and is currently under the control of Stephanie Murphy, a Democrat.
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