Florida Schools Will Teach How Slavery Brought ‘Personal Benefit’ to Black People

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Florida Schools to Tell Kids Slavery Benefited Black People
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At the very least it shouldn't get them a republican governor.

Maps don't, but vote suppression does

Maps absolutely do as does vote suppression. It can be both

Sorry, this was specifically about gubernatorial elections - unless you have some sort of weird state electoral college thing (which IIRC only exists in Mississippi and even there only sort-of), those are generally done with a statewide popular vote, and thus independent of district maps.

By creating barriers in certain districts it's going to disproportionally going to affect those people, for example long lines, changing someone's voting district, removing someone's registration. There are tons of ways.

Right. Voter suppression. That's what they said.

They could just change the state constitution to allow state legislature to appoint the governor.

the Florida state constitution requires a statewide vote to approve an amendment with 60% of the vote. If they couldn't get a governor elected they couldn't amend the constitution either.

All they need is to suppress votes for one election and they'll have control over the state forever.