By Mary Ellen Klas Florida’s third redistricting trial over the congressional map is reaching its close today. It’s try No. 3 for Florida lawmakers after the Florida Supreme Court invalidated the congressional map used in the last two elections as being the product of “improper political intent” in violation of the anti-gerrymandering provisions of the state […]
House wants Details on Critics’ Congressional Maps-The News Service of Florida
THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, September 17, 2015……….Lawyers for the Florida House are asking the state Supreme Court to allow them to dig deeper into the origins of proposed congressional districts submitted by organizations and voters who successfully sued to overturn a map drawn by the Legislature in 2012. In a brief filed Thursday, the House’s attorneys […]
Lawmakers urged to provide more transparency in map drawing – Tampa Bay Times
One week before the start of a special legislative session to redraw the boundaries of Florida congressional districts, the League of Women Voters is questioning the level of transparency. League President Pamela Goodman, joined by Common Cause, sent a letter to legislative leaders Monday in which she hinted at possible legal action if the new […]
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