Florida Judge Orders Special Session to Redraw Congressional Map

From The Miami Herald:

TALLAHASSEE -- -- Circuit Court Judge Terry Lewis ruled Friday that the Florida Legislature must immediately revise its flawed congressional map and gave it until Aug. 15 to submit a revised map and ordered the state to propose a special election for the affected congressional districts.

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Lewis agreed with the Legislature's lawyers and concluded "there is just no way, legally or logistically, to put in place a new map, amend the various deadlines and have elections on November 4th as prescribed by Federal law."

Lewis acknowledged that there is no easy solution but suggested "it might be possible to push the general election date back to allow for a special election in 2014 for any affected districts."