THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, August 20, 2015……….Senate leaders crafting new districts for the chamber in 2012 held confidential meetings to discuss maps with lawmakers before the maps were made public, while at the same time boasting about “the most open and transparent redistricting process in Florida’s history,” according to court documents. Depositions and other evidence in […]
Senators Unhappy About Recording Closed Door Redistricting Meetings – WFSU
As Florida lawmakers take up the task of redrawing the state’s congressional map, they’re facing heightened transparency requirements. Perhaps it won’t come as a surprise, but some legislators aren’t very happy. In July* the Supreme Court came down hard on the state Legislature in a finding that put lawmakers on track for a second special […]
Voting-Rights Groups want Districts Drawn in Public – The News Service of Florida
THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, August 3, 2015……….Two voting-rights organizations that led the legal battle against congressional districts later found to be unconstitutional called Monday for a new map to be drawn in public — a demand swiftly rejected by legislative leaders. The League of Women Voters of Florida and Common Cause Florida released a letter to […]
