CNN reported Tuesday that DeSantis had previously requested a map eliminating the state’s 5th Congressional District, which includes mostly minority communities through the Tallahassee and Jacksonville counties. The district is currently represented by Al Lawson MP Allfred (Al) James Lawson. Five States Have Not Planned US House Charters Yet Florida GOP-led Legislature Approves Congressional Charters Despite DeSantis Veto Threat Republicans in Senate must end bloc with well-trained Federal Reserve candidates MORE (D -Fla.) In the veto map, the state legislature included a backup congressional map that largely aligns with current areas, with adjustments for the 28th Congressional District added by the recent U.S. Census, according to CNN . ADVERTISING “Our goal in all of this is to have a constitutional charter,” DeSantis said in a statement. DeSantis also said state lawmakers should consider passing the proposed legislation during a special session that would allow residents to bring firearms into the state without a permit, CNN reported. Opponents have argued that the proposed DeSantis Congressional Charter is unconstitutionally reducing the voice of minority voters in the state. Florida is one of five states that do not have a final congressional charter. States are required to create a new congressional map every 10 years after the US census. The Hill contacted DeSantis’s office for comment.
