Per the Palm Beach Post and other sources - the U.S. Department of Justice precleared Florida’s redistricting efforts (State and Federal) under Section 5 of the Federal Civil Rights Act. The submitals for preclerance are online at the State’s Redistricting website. In Leon County (Tallahassee) Circuit Court, a judge also denied Motions for Summary Judgment...
The Florida Supreme Court today, in an opinion, approved the Florida Senate’s second attempt at a redistricting map. “In the prior proceeding, this Court directed the Legislature to adopt a new joint resolution of legislative apportionment conforming to the judgment of the Court. Pursuant to this Court‘s directive, the Legislature adopted a revised Senate apportionment plan...
The Florida Supreme Court has posted their docket for the 2012 Florida Senate Redistricting case. The Leon County Clerk of the Court has also posted documents from the challenges to the state’s redistricting process for congressional seats. As reported by the AP (via News-Press), hearings will be held this week on both topics.
A new Florida Supreme Court case has been published: Sarasota Alliance For Fair Elections, Inc., Etc., Et Al. v. Kurt S. Browning, Etc., Et Al. Beyond the question of whether you can pass a charter amendment regarding voting machines, what I found very interesting was the holding that the field of elections law had...