Florida Supreme Court rejects challenge to new GOP-drawn congressional maps - BERITAJA

The Florida Supreme Court has rejected a ineligible situation from voting authorities groups who sought to artifact Gov. Ron DeSantis’ recently drawn legislature maps from being utilized during the 2026 midterm elections.

The challengers, which included Equal Ground Florida, based on that the maps should not beryllium utilized during the midterms because they alleged the caller lines break the state’s alleged Fair Districts amendments — which is anti-gerrymandering connection successful the state’s constitution.

An underlying ineligible conflict complete the constitutionality of the caller maps will continue. But successful the meantime, the state’s highest tribunal will fto the maps stand.

Justice Jorge Labarga was the lone personnel of the precocious tribunal to dissent. He is the only personnel of the tribunal that is not a DeSantis appointee.

“For a 2nd clip successful less than 3 years, successful a substantively akin context, the territory tribunal has elected a way of delayed appellate review,” Labarga wrote. “Only this time, the votes of moreover much Floridians are astatine stake.”

The caller maps make 24 of Florida’s 28 legislature spot GOP-leaning, though respective of those districts are still expected to spot competitory campaigns. Florida’s House delegation presently includes 20 Republicans and 8 Democrats.

“This is simply a travesty,” Genesis Robison, Equal Ground Florida’s executive head said.