The Jacksonville City Council plans to vote Friday on new district maps after the old ones were struck down as unconstitutional racial gerrymanders, yet after three days of committee meetings, it’s not clear that the council has enough votes to approve the maps.
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City lawyer: Jacksonville doesn’t need compact city council districts despite charter requirement
Even as the city faces a lawsuit alleging it illegally passed non-compact districts, Jacksonville’s top lawyer told City Council members they didn’t need to worry about whether their new districts were oddly shaped or not.
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Jacksonville’s City Council won’t try to comply with the Voting Rights Act in court-ordered redistricting
The Jacksonville City Council will not attempt to comply with the Voting Rights Act in its proposed district maps, a city lawyer and council members announced at a Tuesday committee meeting.
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Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office arrest slowdown continues for a second day
Jacksonville’s policing slowdown continued Monday despite the city saying “all systems are functioning properly,” with about one-third of the normal number of defendants brought to court following an initial arrest.
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Redistricting activists ask judge to toss Jacksonville City Council districts before 2023 election
Activists asked a federal judge Friday to block the city’s new council district maps in the ongoing Jacksonville redistricting lawsuit, the first step in speeding up the lawsuit ahead of the 2023 elections.
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For decades, Jacksonville City Council redistricted based off ‘misinformation’
For decades, the Jacksonville City Council redistricting planpacked as many Black voters as possible based on a misreading of court rulings.
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DeSantis picks undersheriff to replace Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams
Gov. Ron DeSantis picked Undersheriff Pat Ivey to replace Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams until the city holds special elections in August and November. DeSantis cited the need for continuity when he picked Ivey. He also endorsed T.K. Waters, the Republican candidate endorsed by Williams, in the special election. Williams announced his resignation effective later this […]
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Jacksonville sued for council’s alleged racially gerrymandered redistricting
Civil-rights groups sued Jacksonville for allegedly racially gerrymandering its City Council districts in its new redistricting plan.
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See Jacksonville’s gerrymandered City Council districts for yourself with The Tributary’s new tool
The Tributary’s new tool lets you expose racial gerrymandering in Jacksonville.
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Jacksonville’s redistricting plan risks racial gerrymandering claims, experts say
Jacksonville could face claims of racial gerrymandering under its proposed redistricting plans.