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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is prepared to redraw the state's congressional districts, even without new census data.
Former President Trump called for a census redo, alleging inaccuracies that disadvantaged Republican states.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier proposed a targeted recount in states with identified census discrepancies.
Gov. Ron DeSantis said he’s prepared to redraw Florida’s congressional districts – with or without new census numbers.
“I don’t know how quick they can do it but if they did do it and came up with something in the next six months and they gave us a seat that would require us to redraw the lines,” DeSantis told reporters at an Aug. 11 event in Melbourne.
“Short of that, we’re in a situation where we believe there’s defects