Articles in Category: 'Gerrymandering'

Wasserman Schultz, Nan Rich, Rod Smith Tried to Gerrymander; Blamed GOP for Doing Same
By: Eric Giunta | Posted: March 19, 2013 3:55 AM
 
TAGS: 2010 U.S. Census, 2nd Judicial Circuit Court of Florida, Alcee Hastings, apportionment, Common Cause Florida, Data Targeting Group, DCCC, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, DNC, Eric Hawkins, Fair Districts Now, Florida Constitution, Florida Democratic Party, Florida House of Representatives, Florida Legislature, Florida Senate, Gerrymandering, League of Women Voters of Florida, Marc Elias, Miami Herald, Nan Rich, National Council of La Raza, NCEC Services, News, Perkins Coie, Rod Smith Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Romo vs. Scott, Ted Deutch, Terry Lewis, Tim Baker, U.S. Congress, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Supreme Court, Politics
 
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On the Docket: Legal Issues to Keep an Eye On in 2013
By: Eric Giunta | Posted: December 31, 2012 3:55 AM
 
TAGS: 14th Amendment, 2012 redistricting, 2nd Judicial Circuit Court of Florida, California Proposition 8, Chris Smith, Collier County, Defense of Marriage Act, DOMA, drug testing, Florida 1st District Court of Appeal, Florida Legislature, Florida Supreme Court, George Zimmerman, Gerrymandering, Hardee County, Hendry County, Hillsborough County, homosexual marriage, Jackie Fulford, legislative privilege, Monroe County, News, Preclearance, red light camera citations, red light cameras, Shelby County, Stand Your Ground, state employee pension reform, TANF, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Terry Lewis, Trayvon Martin, U.S. Court of Appeals, U.S. Supreme Court, United States Attorney General, Voting Rights Act, VRA, Politics
 
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Liberals Behaving Badly: Florida Redistricting Hearings
By: Kenric Ward | Posted: July 28, 2011 3:55 AM
 
TAGS: ACLU, Central Florida, Congress, Corrine Brown, Democrats, Dennis Ross, Don Gaetz, Fair Districts, Gerrymandering, Henry Kelley, Julie Delegal, Karen Diebel, Lakeland, League of Women Voters, legislature, Maureen Siebold, minorities, NAACP, News, Orlando, Polk County, Redistricting, Republicans, Richard Nugent, Voting Rights Act, Will Weatherford, Politics, Government
 
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60 Percent Rule Trips GOP-Backed Amendments
By: Kenric Ward | Posted: November 3, 2010 2:00 PM

While Republicans ran the electoral table this election, they weren't so successful with constitutional amendments.
TAGS: Amendment 1, Amendment 2, Amendment 4, Amendment 8, Amendments 5 and 6, class-size reduction, Democratic Party, FairDistricts, Florida Chamber of Commerce, Florida Education Asociation, Florida School Boards Association, Gerrymandering, homestead exemption, Kurt Browning, Military, News, non-binding referendum, public campaign financing, Republican Party, Sen. Mike Haridopolos, teachers union, Trial Lawyers, Politics
 
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Lawyers, Unions Bankroll FairDistricts Crusade
By: Kenric Ward | Posted: September 21, 2010 4:05 AM
 
Now that the Florida Supreme Court has given Amendments 5 and 6 a clear run to the Nov. 2 ballot, it's up to voters to decide whether the so-called FairDistricts proposals will make for improved representation in the Legislature and in Congress.
TAGS: Amendment 5, Amendment 6, Amendment 7, Bob Sanchez, Corrine Brown, Democratic Party, Ellen Freidin, FairDistricts, Florida Education Association, Florida Justice Reform Institute, Gerrymandering, Jack Scarola, James Madison Institute, Kurt Browning, Mark Pudlow, Mike Haridopolos, National Education Association, News, Protect Your Vote, Redistricting, Republican Party, SEIU, Seth McKee, Trial Lawyers, University of South Florida, William Large, Politics
 
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Florida Voices: Amendment 7
By: Sunshine State News | Posted: July 9, 2010 4:05 AM
 

A Tallahassee judge struck Amendment 7 from the fall ballot Thursday, claiming the wording was ill-presented and voters would have no idea what it would actually do.

TAGS: Dan Gelber, Dean Cannon, Franklin Sands, Gerrymandering, Joe Gibbons, Mike Haridopolos, News
 
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