Gerrymandering
Report: Gerrymandered Districts May Swing Election Under New Plan
The Republican Party has lost the last two presidential elections by large majorities in the Electoral College and lost the popular vote in Congress in 2012. So, party leaders at the state level are pushing for changes in the way electoral votes are apportioned.
Redistricting Rewrite Before Florida Senate Panel
The Florida Senate Reapportionment Committee is going back to work Tuesday to create yet another new redistricting map.
Redistricting Partially Approved By Fla. Court
The Florida Supreme Court issued a mixed ruling Friday over plans to redistrict the Florida House and Senate.
Justices Hear Florida Redistricting Arguments
The Florida Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday over redistricting maps the Republican-controlled Florida Legislature has drawn for itself, less than two weeks before the March 9 deadline for the justices to rule.
Lawsuits Filed By Democrats Over Redistricting
The bill hasn’t even been signed by Governor Rick Scott yet, but lawsuits have already been filed over the legislature’s once-a-decade redistricting maps.
House OK’s Plan To Re-Draw Florida’s Legislative Maps; Heads To Senate
Florida’s growing population is help[ing to re-write the state’s political map, with the Florida House approving Friday new district maps for Congress, the Florida House, and the Florida Senate. But if you think that approval means the boundaries are set, think again: it’s likely the whole thing will be decided in court.
Appeals Court Rejects Diaz-Balart’s Fla. Redistricting Challenge
For the second time, a federal court has rejected efforts by US Representative Mario Diaz-Balart of Miami to toss out amendments to the Florida Constitution that changed the way the state redraws maps of state and federal legislative districts.
2012 Legislative Session Begins Tuesday
The 2012 Florida Legislative session begins in earnest Tuesday, but, it may be a lean year for many major policy changes as candidates begin their push for re-election.
Federal Court Rejects Fla. Redistricting Challenge
U.S. District Judge Ursula Ungaro rejected a challenged to Florida’s redistricting constitutional amendments passed in 2010.
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