Jacksonville could face claims of racial gerrymandering under its proposed redistricting plans.
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Jacksonville’s redistricting plans ignore federal guidelines
Jacksonville’s redistricting efforts have relied on racial data that contradicts federal guidelines.
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Today, Jacksonville’s City Council will vote on redistricting maps it hasn’t shared with the public.
Jacksonville’s City Council redistricting committee is set to vote on new maps today at 2 p.m. that will likely further entrench already-gerrymandered maps to favor Republicans if the past map proposals are any indicator.
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The effort to split Riverside and Avondale died. But Republicans’ redistricting advantage lives.
An effort to split the historic Riverside and Avondale neighborhoods, which sparked frustration from residents who said the neighborhoods should be kept together, died Tuesday before it had even fully started.
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Jacksonville City Council’s redistricting plan will likely favor Republicans
Jacksonville’s City Council is on the verge of approving a redistricting plan that will continue the current map’s heavy bias favoring local Republicans.
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If Jacksonville City Council redistricting doesn’t cross the river, the Southside and the Beaches benefit.
Crossing the river would create more equal districts, otherwise a new City Council map grants more power to the Southside.
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Jacksonville City Council redistricting split: Should districts cross the St. Johns River?
The first glimpse at new Jacksonville City Council redistricting proposals geared to avoid any river crossings would result in a spiraling district that spans Downtown, Springfield Brentwood, Oceanway and Black Hammond Island.
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Jacksonville isn’t considering proportionality or competitiveness in City Council redistricting
After last week’s City Council meeting where the Jacksonville Office of General Counsel reported it didn’t think the city could complete redistricting in time for new School Board districts to take effect in 2022, the redistricting special committee has begun to move to a more frequent meeting schedule.
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Speeding up the Jacksonville redistricting timeline
After last week’s City Council meeting where the Jacksonville Office of General Counsel reported it didn’t think the city could complete redistricting in time for new School Board districts to take effect in 2022, the redistricting special committee has begun to move to a more frequent meeting schedule.
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Duval elections office asks city for millions to replace decade-old machines
To prepare for redistricting and back-to-back elections in the fall of 2022 and spring of 2023, Duval’s county elections office is asking the City Council to boost its budget from $6.9 million to $9.4 million, a 35 percent increase. The new budget will allow the Duval County Supervisor of Elections office to replace what it […]