Ben Albritton says there’s ‘no ongoing work’ in Senate regarding mid

Senate President Ben Albritton said his chamber has no plans right now to work on mid-decade redistricting.

Albritton sent a memo late Wednesday afternoon on the eve of the House’s redistricting meeting.

“As you are aware, there has been an ongoing national conversation about redistricting. I wanted to be clear about my perspective and offer some guidance on this matter,” Albritton said in the memo. “The Governor has expressed a desire to address this issue next Spring. As such, there is no ongoing work regarding potential mid-decade redistricting taking place in the Senate at this time.”

He warned that newly drawn maps are often heavily litigated.

“The Florida Supreme Court has previously limited the scope of legislative privilege when it comes to redistricting. Sitting legisl