Redistricting

Political Insider | Redistricting 

Rooney breaking in new congressional district

U.S. Rep. Tom Rooney is making his first forays into Manatee County today, hoping to build up support in an area that has been added… Read more »

2012 bills | 2012 Florida legislative session | Redistricting 

Justice Department approves Florida redistricting maps

The Justice Department has approved the Legislature’s redistricting maps for the state House and Senate as well as Florida’s 27 congressional seats…. Read more »

2012 bills | 2012 Florida legislative session | Redistricting 

Florida Supreme Court approves revised Senate map

The Florida Supreme Court says the Republican-led Legislature’s do-over of the state Senate’s redistricting map meets constitutional muster…. Read more »

2012 Campaign | Redistricting | The Rick Scott Watch 

Three Florida justices almost missed qualifying deadline

A lawyer representing three state Supreme Court justices says Florida Gov. Rick Scott nearly got a chance to replace them…. Read more »

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House won’t appeal judge ruling on congressional redistricting

The House will not appeal a federal court decision upholding new state standards for drawing congressional districts, a spokeswoman for Speaker Dean Cannon, R-Winter Park, confirmed Friday.

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2012 Florida legislative session | Redistricting 

Florida Supreme Court cool to arguments on latest redistricting map

The Florida Supreme Court is cool to opponents’ argument that all aspects of a revised Senate redistricting map should be open to challenge.

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Redistricting would make Sarasota whitest region in Florida

While some observers say the practice of racial gerrymandering is responsible for the unusually high concentration of a single race, others say Sarasota’s demographics just make it hard to create anything but low-diversity districts… Read more »

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Judge urged to toss congressional redistricting map

Democrats and a coalition that backed new anti-gerrymandering standards want Circuit Judge Terry Lewis to invalidate the map that was drawn by the Republican-led Legislature. … Read more »

2012 bills | 2012 Florida legislative session | Redistricting 

Redistricting discussion shifts to courts this week

The state’s redistricting discussions shift this week from the Florida Capitol to a pair of courtrooms in Tallahassee.

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2012 bills | 2012 Florida legislative session | Redistricting 

Florida Senate argues redistricting complaints baseless

The Florida Senate says challenges to its revised redistricting map are meritless in a written argument filed with the state Supreme Court…. Read more »

2012 Campaign | 2012 Florida legislative session | Redistricting 

Democrats file alternative redistricting map

The Florida Democratic Party filed an alternative map for the Florida Senate on Tuesday as opponents took their case against the new lines drawn by the Legislature to the state Supreme Court. … Read more »

2012 Campaign | 2012 Florida legislative session | Redistricting 

Florida Supreme Court gets revised Senate map

Attorney General Pam Bondi is sending the Florida Legislature’s redrawn Senate map to the state Supreme Court…. Read more »

2012 Florida legislative session | Capitol Comments | Redistricting 

House panel backs Senate redistricting plan

TALLAHASSEE In vote split along partisan lines, the House Redistricting Committee today approved a state Senate redistricting plan that was endorsed by the Senate last… Read more »

Capitol Comments | Redistricting 

Redistricting map may have little impact on balance of power

As the Senate redistricting plan heads to the state House for final approval next week, the longer-term question is whether the revamped districts will yield any significant changes in the political makeup in Tallahassee.

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2012 Florida legislative session | Redistricting 

Senate approves revised redistricting map

The Florida Senate approved a new redistricting map on Thursday that lawmakers say will meet the legal test laid out by the Florida Supreme Court in a ruling that rejected the Senate’s first effort…. Read more »