Category Archives: redistricting
“Florida Legislature ends special session with no agreement on new congressional districts”
Miami Herald:
A special legislative session to fix Florida’s flawed congressional district lines ended in chaos Friday as senators staged a walkout and the House rejected Senate requests to extend the session into a third week.
Lawmakers ended the… Continue reading
“Election Law: Redistricting, Gerrymandering, and Civil Rights”
Legal Talk Network:
Legal Talk Network producer Laurence Colletti interviews Benjamin Griffith, Robert Heath, Nancy Abudu, Tanya Clay House, and Nicole Austin-Hillery about election law at the 2015 American Bar Association Annual Meeting. The guests explain the history of… Continue reading
“Legislature at impasse over how to draw Florida’s congressional districts”
Tampa Bay Times:
A divide over how to shape Tampa Bay’s congressional districts is creating uncertainty over whether the Legislature will be able to finish its job in a court-ordered special session on time.
While a legislative impasse is… Continue reading
“Documents reveal secret Florida Senate process to draw district maps”
Tampa Bay Times:
The shadow redistricting process that brought down the congressional map also was in full swing in the state Senate’s efforts to redraw its own districts in 2011 and 2012, depositions and email documents submitted as part… Continue reading
“Uncertainty Reigns as Court Takes Over Virginia Redistricting”
“Prison population affecting Florida’s redistricting fight”
Miami Herald:
Florida’s prison population is fast becoming a point of contention in the Legislature’s attempt to redraw the state’s congressional districts.
The last Census counted more than 160,000 people in Florida correctional facilities, and they cannot vote. But… Continue reading
“Florida House, Senate divided in redistricting fight”
“Va. redistricting will go to U.S. court”
Richmond Post-Dispatch on what we’ve suspected what happen: a federal court will draw the lines because the Republican legislature won’t do it with a Democratic governor.
“House GOP lays out plan for Va. redistricting session”
The latest from Va. I expect a three-judge court will likely draw the lines.
Wow, This Exchange Between Marc Caputo and Rep. Brown Over FL Redistricting
Politico:
Brown insisted that was the case, without providing specific statistics, and the following is a transcript of her responses to repeated questions from POLITICO Florida and the News Service of Florida about her claims.
QUESTION: “The statistics don’t show… Continue reading
“Lawmakers offer flurry of amendments to proposed congressional districts map”
Miami Herald:
After days of listening to how their staff redrew Florida’s 27 congressional districts in relative seclusion, state legislators Wednesday started taking their own turn at re-mapping the state.
By the end of the third day of the… Continue reading