DeSantis cited issues with Florida's 5th Congressional district, a predominantly Black district in north Florida.
the proposed Congressional maps sent by the GOP-led legislature, as part of his push for a more aggressive Republican gerrymander and challenge to a predominantly Black district that covers Jacksonville and Tallahassee, Florida.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a news conference, Feb. 1, 2022, in Miami. DeSantis vetoed the state's newly draw congressional map and lawmakers will hold a special session in April to redraw the map. attached to the governor's veto that the maps violate the U.S. Constitution because it assigns voters"primarily based on race.
In a press conference on Tuesday, DeSantis said legislators had an"understandable zeal" to comply with Florida's constitution, but"forgot to make sure that what they were doing complied with the 14th amendment of the constitution." "DeSantis doesn't want to look like the governor who had a chance to give the Republicans control of the House of Representatives because he didn't stand up and get a good plan out of Florida," he said.
In a statement Tuesday, Florida's Republican leaders in the legislature said"it is incumbent upon us to exhaust every effort in pursuit of a legislative solution."
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