Florida Congressional District Boundaries Amendment (2010)
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Florida Congressional District Boundaries Amendment may appear on the November 2010 ballot in Florida as an initiated constitutional amendment. The measure proposes amending the current practice of drawing congressional district boundaries in such ways that they establish "fairness," are "as equal in population as feasible" and use "city, county and geographical boundaries."
Support
"Our goal is really just to establish some fairness standards when the Legislature begins drawing congressional and legislative boundaries. If you look at the state of Florida, there are some crazy districts out there," said Mark McCullough, a spokesman for Service Employees International Union (SEIU).[1] The proposed ballot measure is supported by Fair Districts Florida.
Petition language
Congressional districts may not be drawn to favor or disfavor an incumbent or political party. Districts shall not be drawn to deny racial or language minorities the equal opportunity to participate in the political process and elect representatives of their choice. Districts must be contiguous. Unless otherwise required, districts must be compact, as equal in population as feasible, and where feasible must make use of existing city, county and geographical boundaries.[2]
Campaign contributions
In August 2009 it was reported that the SEIU has contributed a total of $225,000.[1]
Similar measures
See also
- Florida GOP leader calls for stop to fair district proposals
- SEIU backs Florida fair district proposals for 2010
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Jacksonville Observer,"Fair Districting Effort Partially Bankrolled by SEUI," August 15, 2009
- ↑ Fair Districts Florida,"Standards for drawing congressional district boundaries," retrieved August 25, 2009
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