""The Governor's ploy to impose maps for an unfair partisan advantage is exactly why voters made it illegal in 2010-and why we're going to court," said Common Cause's Florida Executive Director Amy Keith."
"The new congressional map was engineered by DeSantis and rammed through a hastily convened special session of the Florida Legislature with no meaningful opportunity for public input."
"Notably, the Governor's own mapmaker admitted to using partisan data to create the map."
"When a map is distributed in a red/blue format to the media before being transmitted to the Legislature, and when the Governor's staff openly acknowledges in committee that there is no new Census data being used to justify a new map, it raises serious concerns."
Common Cause, LWVFL, and LULAC filed a lawsuit against Florida's new congressional map, claiming it violates the Fair Districts Amendments. These amendments, approved by over 60% of voters in 2010, prohibit partisan gerrymandering. Governor Ron DeSantis signed the map into law after a special legislative session. Critics argue the map was created with partisan intent, lacking public input, and using partisan data. The lawsuit aims to uphold the Florida Constitution and the will of the voters.
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