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 […]
With Senate redistricting lawsuit pending, court releases disputed documents – Tampa Bay Times
The Florida Supreme Court on Monday thrust into the limelight yet another secret email that reveals the role of political consultants in the redistricting process that could have bearing on the pending lawsuit over Senate redistricting. Tom Hofeller of the Republican National Committee wrote to Rich Heffley, a consultant to the Republican Party of Florida, […]
Editorial: Revealing email – The Gainesville Sun
It is cynical and disingenuous to suggest a behind-the-scenes effort to manipulate the redistricting process was an example of public participation rather than a subversion of it. Yet those are the kind of claims that you’ll hear from Republican political operatives now that their hands have been caught in the redistricting cookie jar. Last week, […]
