Overview
- Equal Ground asked a Leon County judge for a temporary injunction to stop the 2026 congressional map from taking effect and to keep the 2022 plan in place.
- Common Cause, the League of Women Voters, and the UCLA Voting Rights Project filed related suits in Tallahassee that also argue the new lines violate the state’s Fair Districts Amendment.
- Plaintiffs point to the map-drawer’s Senate testimony, where Jason Poreda said he used partisan voting data, as evidence the plan was drawn to favor Republicans.
- The governor’s elections lawyer, Mohammad Jazil, argues the Fair Districts Amendment does not apply because a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision undercuts its race-based requirement.
- Expert analyses cited in court papers say the plan packs and cracks Democratic voters, reduces compactness, and could move Florida from 20 to 24 Republican-leaning seats if 2024 voting patterns hold.