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Orlando Sentinel
Orlando Sentinel
Politics
Jeffrey Schweers and Steven Lemongello

DeSantis vetoes congressional maps, calls for special session of the Florida Legislature

ORLANDO, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed the GOP Legislature’s congressional maps Tuesday, making good his threats to reject the plan because it does not eliminate a Black district in North Florida.

DeSantis, a Republican, called for a special session to work out the issue, which legislative leaders have already penciled in for April 19 to 22.

“I don’t see how they come to a deal without someone caving in a spectacular fashion,” elections expert Matt Isbell wrote on Twitter.

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