2020 Census and Redistricting Thread: Florida

[Oryxslayer]

https://twitter.com/RedistrictNet/status/1757099899508715704?t=qoodB1F-IpCyBNBlY...

This basically means the DeSantis north Florida arrangement will most likely stay for 2024, since action won't be done in time for election deadlines,  unless the court itself adjusts these deadlines. Even though positive resolution seems likely, foiling the 1st DCAs attempts at hackery, the fact the that they did intervene means the pretrial agreements gears were successfully jammed enough to that the tentative schedule agreed upon is no longer relevant or binding.

[Arizona Iced Tea]

https://twitter.com/FLVoiceNews/status/1773104449944211609?t=MYFw9GhJXEmMxI81E8o...

[Antonio the Sixth]

I have no idea how you reconcile that with the Alabama and Louisiana decisions.

[Tekken_Guy]

https://twitter.com/FLVoiceNews/status/1773104449944211609?t=MYFw9GhJXEmMxI81E8o...

Well its last chance is the State Supreme Court.

[Vosem]

I have no idea how you reconcile that with the Alabama and Louisiana decisions.

Seems pretty similar to the Jacksonville split in Florida, right? And that one's been found to be fine. Under Milligan, seats are only protected if it is possible to draw a compact performing seat where an outright majority of the population belongs to the minority group in question (which is not possible in northern Florida; even if you send tentacles to Tallahassee or Orlando it won't be majority-black). If it is possible to do so in Huntsville then it may indeed be a VRA violation.

[Progressive Pessimist]

I have no idea how you reconcile that with the Alabama and Louisiana decisions.

Because it's Florida.

[Stuart98]

From a few days ago:
https://twitter.com/RedistrictNet/status/1793826820376481832

Had a look at the potential implications for the congressional map:
https://twitter.com/Stuart98_/status/1796366339210379490

Call me skeptical that the suit is gonna succeed though.