Bill Nelson worried Legislature will delay redistricting ruling by appealing judge’s decision

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Reacting to a ruling that the Florida Legislature must draw up new congressional districts by Aug. 15, U.S. Senator Bill Nelson expressed concern that legislative leaders may use the courts to delay the decision.

“The way I see it, the court ruled in favor of Florida voters,” said Nelson.  “But, unfortunately, I expect the state might try to appeal to delay having to carry out the court’s directive before the election.”

Lewis said he will consider whether to order a special election later this year under this new map.

Peter Schorsch is the President of Extensive Enterprises and is the publisher of some of Florida’s most influential new media websites, including SaintPetersBlog.com, FloridaPolitics.com, ContextFlorida.com, and Sunburn, the morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. SaintPetersBlog has for three years running been ranked by the Washington Post as the best state-based blog in Florida. In addition to his publishing efforts, Peter is a political consultant to several of the state’s largest governmental affairs and public relations firms. Peter lives in St. Petersburg with his wife, Michelle, and their daughter, Ella.