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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Mike Schneider and Brendan Farrington

Deal over Florida's redistricting plan could lead to restoration of Black-dominant district

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Voting rights groups that sued state officials over a Florida redistricting plan championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis have agreed to narrow the scope of the lawsuit to a single congressional seat that was redrawn and diminished Black voting power in north Florida.

The agreement reached late last week opens the possibility that the seat will be restored to a district dominated by Black voters, depending on how a state judge rules and whether the judge's decision survives rounds of appeals all the way to the Florida Supreme Court, according to court filings in Tallahassee.

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