Rep. Cord Byrd, R-Yulee, on the House floor. Photo: Robert Hunter/Florida House of Representatives Florida Seeks to End Redistricting Lawsuit
The Florida House and Secretary of State Cord Byrd last week urged a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that seven South Florida state House districts and three congressional districts are unconstitutionally gerrymandered.
July 15, 2024 at 02:00 AM
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Rep. Cord Byrd, R-Yulee, on the House floor. Photo: Robert Hunter/Florida House of Representatives
TALLAHASSEE — The Florida House and Secretary of State Cord Byrd last week urged a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that seven South Florida state House districts and three congressional districts are unconstitutionally gerrymandered.
Attorneys for the House and Byrd disputed allegations that the Legislature violated equal-protection rights in the way it drew districts that would elect Hispanic candidates.
"Plaintiffs do not allege that, in drawing the state House districts, the Legislature placed Hispanic voters in some districts and non-Hispanic voters in other districts," Andy Bardos, an attorney for the House, wrote in a 15-page motion to dismiss the case. "At most, plaintiffs take issue with how the Legislature configured districts within a predominantly Hispanic area of the state. Plaintiffs object that the challenged districts are majority Hispanic, but 69% of Miami-Dade County's total population is Hispanic. Plaintiffs do not plausibly allege the race-based segregation of voters into separate districts—or political apartheid—that characterizes racial-gerrymandering claims."
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