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Democrats focusing on redistricting in 9 states, including Florida
Democrats are prepping their defense in anticipation of GOP efforts to redraw districts.
National Democrats are turning their redistricting spotlight on Florida and eight other states critical to the congressional balance of power.
The Democrats are doing so through the
Eric Holder to monitor and pressure Republican legislatures to avoid gerrymandering as they begin the redistricting process in Florida, Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Wisconsin.
It’s the first time Democrats have organized a national committee to deal with states’ decennial redistricting efforts.
In Florida, the Democrats defensive preparations are being led by an affiliated Democratic group,
Groups Call Out for Transparency Heading into 2022 Redistricting in Florida By Mitch Perry Florida
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With Florida poised to potentially gain two more congressional seats next year, a coalition of voting rights groups called on state lawmakers this week to sign a pledge to adhere to the state’s Fair District law, which says that the drawing of congressional and legislative districts must be created without favoring incumbents or any particular political party.
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Redistricting is inevitably a fiercely partisan activity, says House Democratic Minority Leader Co-Chair
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Fair Districts Coalition hopes to avoid repeat of Florida’s contentious, gerrymandered 2012 redistricting
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A group of civic organizations hopes to avoid a repeat of the 2012 redistricting debacle that led to numerous court battles and uncovered gerrymandering in the drawing of maps. The Fair Districts Coalition is calling on legislators to pledge they will have a fair, transparent and interactive redistricting process.
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Ellen Freidin helped lead the fight for fair districts almost 10 years ago.
“What we uncovered was so bad that – at some point towards the end of the litigation – the Florida Senate actually came forward and admitted the maps it had drawn were improperly drawn, not compliant with the Fair Districts Amendments and shouldn’t be used in the future,” Freidin said.