And several members of its current delegation will soon be coming home:
A judge called Friday for a sweeping overhaul of Florida's electoral map, including the congressional district held by a Republican seeking to become the next U.S. House speaker.
Florida voters sought to end this by approving a 2010 referendum amending the state Constitution to apply "Fair Districts" standards, which mandate that legislators cannot draw districts intended to help incumbents or a member of a political party. Then, in a stinging ruling in July, the Florida Supreme Court said Republican operatives had "tainted" previous mapping efforts, and ordered eight districts redrawn. The House and Senate gathered in a rare August special session, but deadlocked over a new map drawn up by legislative staff.
Not sure how applicable this ruling will be in NC court cases, since a similar "Fair Districts" referendum has not been (and likely would never be) passed here. Then again, I also can't imagine the (US) Supreme Court looking favorably upon radically different methods amongst states for the selection of Congressional Representatives. But like any radical shift, there will be collateral damage:
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