Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will order state lawmakers into special session in April to consider redrawing the state’s congressional district lines, the latest salvo in national mid-decade redistricting wars as Republicans and Democrats fight over control of the U.S. House of Representatives.
In a press release Wednesday, DeSantis said he would call lawmakers to Tallahassee on April 20 for a week-long session exclusively aimed at altering district lines, in anticipation of a forthcoming U.S. Supreme Court ruling that is likely to allow more gerrymandered districts.
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