Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida said on Monday that he plans to call a special legislative session early next year to redraw the state’s congressional map, a plan that would make Florida the latest addition to a growing number of Republican states drawing more favorable districts before the 2026 midterms.
“Yeah, so we’re going to redistrict,” DeSantis said in an exclusive interview with The Floridian.
DeSantis said the timing of Florida’s redistricting will depend on the results of a voting rights case before the Supreme Court. The case in question concerns the legality of Section 2 of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, which has been interpreted as the enforcement mechanism for the 15th Amendment. The statute provides judicial relief if a constituent feels their right to vote is being infringed upon on the basis of race.