The Florida Legislature’s upcoming two-week special session on congressional redistricting will be marked by extraordinary procedures, mainly to comply with recommendations by the state Supreme Court. Legislators are under orders not to meet with members of Congress, political operatives or party leaders to discuss district boundaries. They are required to retain “all emails and other […]
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 […]
