Every ten years, after the census, the boundaries of our congressional, state house and state senate districts are redrawn. This was originally intended to be sure that districts are roughly equal in population -- to make sure that every vote counts equally. But the process has been hijacked by self-interested politicians.
The League of Women Voters of Florida is a coalition partner with FairDistrictsFlorida.org, a nonpartisan state committee working to reform the way our state draws legislative and congressional district lines.
FairDistrictsFlorida.org has drafted two amendments to the Florida Constitution which it plans to put on the 2010 ballot through the citizen initiative process. These amendments would establish constitutionally mandated fairness standards for use in creating legislative and congressional district boundaries.
The Florida Supreme Court has approved the wording of the two constitutional amendments. The next step under Florida law is the collection of approximately 876,811 signed petitions for EACH amendment.
You can read the ruling by clicking on this link.
TAKE ACTION NOW. Bring fairness to redistricting and give voters a real voice in choosing their representatives. Ensure that Legislators will no longer be permitted to manipulate the system to preserve their own power and the dominance of their party.
Go to the FairDistrictsFlorida.org home page for additional information and to download and print BOTH petitions. Sign and date both petitions and mail to noted address.