Virginia’s 2nd District Primary — When Carpetbagging backfires
Virginia Congressman Randy Forbes shouldn’t have had any troubles getting re-elected in 2016. The Congressman has been a member of the House of…
Category: Redistricting
New Jefferson Commission Map Still Hurts African-Americans
Three months ago, I wrote about Jefferson County, FL and its county commission/school board maps. The commission map had become subject of a…
Jefferson County Commission and School Board Districts Disenfranchise African-Americans
Jefferson County, Florida, a small Democratic-leaning county just to the east of Tallahassee, is currently being sued by the ACLU over its 5 single-member commission…
New Numbers for the Florida Senate Map
Today the legislature used a random number system to renumber the map selected by Judge Reynolds a few days ago. More details on…
Judge Reynolds picks CPS4a, some quick notes
Judge Reynolds’ decision came out today, another chapter in the Florida Senate redistricting saga. You can my past articles on the Senate redistricting…
‘Twas the Night Before the Redistricting Trial…
‘Twas the night before trial, and all through the house, Not a creature was stirring, save the click of my mouse; The maps were…
The New Florida 5th: There’s a feeling I get as I look to the West
Now that Florida’s Supreme Court has signed off on a Congressional map, the voters of Florida can finally know what districts they live…
Florida Redistricting: The Process is Broken and it is Time for a Change
If you were waiting for more evidence that an independent or bipartisan redistricting commission is needed in Florida, the last several months have…
New Coalition Maps, DLP’s Amendment, Oliva’s Plan, and where things Currently Stand in Redistricting
Overview A good deal has happened in the ongoing redistricting saga in the last several days. The State Senate passed its proposed districts…
The Coalition Plaintiff’s Senate Proposal: Some key issues
The coalition plaintiffs suing the Florida Legislature over the 2012 State Senate boundaries have opted to release one proposal they have for the…