Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis submitted his personal congressional redistricting map proposal unprompted by the state Legislature.

Ryan Newman, DeSantis' basic counsel, submitted the proposal, draft P 0079, Sunday night time, in line with Florida Politics. Days earlier than, the Florida Senate Reappointment Committee pushed its congressional redistricting map ahead.

Newman mentioned in an announcement to Wink Information that the governor's workplace has "authorized considerations with the congressional redistricting maps into consideration within the Legislature."

"We've got submitted an alternate proposal, which we will help, that adheres to federal and state necessities and addresses our authorized considerations, whereas working to extend district compactness, reduce county splits the place possible, and shield minority voting populations," Newman mentioned. "As a result of the Governor should approve any congressional map handed by the Legislature, we needed to offer our proposal as quickly as doable and in a clear method."

The map would make 18 districts favoring Republicans, two greater than the present map the state Senate handed, Politico reported. There are 28 districts within the state, in line with CNN.

DeSantis can veto congressional maps the state Legislature passes, Politico reported. Legislators, nonetheless, are prohibited from contemplating politics in redistricting underneath the state structure.

Ron DeSantis, Congressional Redistricting Map, Proposal
Days earlier than Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis's basic counsel, Ryan Newman, submitted DeSantis' proposal for the state's congressional redistricting map, the Florida Senate Reappointment Committee had pushed its personal congressional redistricting map ahead. On this photograph, DeSantis takes half in a roundtable dialogue concerning the rebellion in Cuba on the American Museum of the Cuba Diaspora on July 13, 2021, in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle/Getty Photos

DeSantis' proposed map would change Congressional District 20, in line with the Miami Herald. It's a black-majority district that was represented by late U.S. Democratic Rep. Alcee Hastings. A majority of the district would make a brand new Hispanic district, reducing the affect of Black voters remaining. They might make up 15 p.c of the district.

Congressional District 25 would additionally change to grow to be Congressional District 26, the Miami Herald reported. The district would then be 61 p.c non-Hispanic white. Republican U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart at present represents Congressional District 25.

A north Florida district represented by Democratic U.S. Rep. Al Lawson and a St. Petersburg district represented by Democratic U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist would even be damaged up underneath the DeSantis' proposed map, in line with The Related Press.

Lawson mentioned in an announcement to AP that the proposal was "unprecedented" and "it's evident that DeSantis is making an attempt to limit minority illustration, particularly African-American voters."

"I'm assured that this try by the governor to dilute the voting rights of my constituents is in clear violation of the Voting Rights Act and the Structure," Lawson mentioned in an announcement to AP.

"In stark distinction to the Senate maps, whoever drew these maps appears to have completely disregarded the Truthful Districts provisions of the Florida Structure and federal regulation,'' mentioned Ellen Freidin, president of Truthful Districts Now, the advocacy group created to supervise the implementation of the Truthful Districts amendments, in line with the Miami Herald.