Breaking: “Judge OKs New Florida Congressional Map for 2016”

Roll Call reports:

A state judge upheld the Florida legislature’s newly revised congressional map Friday, ruling the redrawn House districts should apply to the 2016 elections.

“The 2014 elections will have to be held under the map as enacted in 2012,” Circuit Court Judge Terry Lewis wrote in his ruling, siding with Florida lawmakers who argued that applying new district lines to this election cycle would create chaos.

Miami Herald has this story and Reuters this one.  The order in Romo v. Detzner is here (h/t Steve Kolbert).

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