Lawsuit challenges DeSantis’ authority to call special session for redistricting

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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis doesn’t have the authority to call a special session to redraw Florida’s congressional map in the middle of the decade since that power belong to lawmakers, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday. The Republican governor’s proclamation last month announcing a special session in April to draw new congressional districts violates the “separation of powers doctrine” of the Florida constitution, according to the lawsuit supported by the National

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