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Presentation by:
J. Alex Kelly, Staff Director and
Ben Fairbrother
House Redistricting Committee
Florida House of Representatives
June 3, 2011
Redistricting 2011-2012
www.floridaredistricting.org
What and Why?
June 3, 2011
―Reapportionment‖ is the allocation of congressional seats among the several states.
―Redistricting‖ is the creation of new district boundaries.
Redistricting ensures that Floridians have equal representation (districts have equal population) in the Florida Legislature and the U.S. House of Reps.One-person, one-vote.
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Legal Authority
June 3, 2011
Based on the decennial census (April 1, 2010), the U.S. Constitution
requires the reapportionment of the U.S. House every 10 years, including
distribution of the House's 435 seats between the states and the
equalization of population between districts within each state.
Article I, Section 4 of the U.S. Constitution provides that—‖ the Time,
Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives,
shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof.
Article III, Section 16(a) of the FL Constitution, based on the decennial
census (April 1, 2010), the Legislature is required in the second year after
the United States Census (2012 Regular Session), to apportion state
legislative districts.
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Crowdsourcing
June 3, 2011
Vision: The Florida House of
Representatives can provide
Floridians with an
unprecedented level of access
and opportunities to
participate in Florida’s 2012
Redistricting.
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Public Meetings
June 3, 2011
26 Meeting
throughout
Florida:
July 13 in
Gainesville, 6
p.m. to 9 p.m. at
Santa Fe College
(Fine Arts Hall –
NW Corner of
Campus)
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Process: Technology & Data
June 3, 2011
MyDistrictBuider: Web-
based district building
application for use by the
Legislature and the Public
to submit plans for
consideration.
The Legislature and the
Public will have the same
redistricting technology
and data.
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www.floridaredistricting.org
June 3, 2011
Access to:
MyDistrictBuilderLegislative HeadlinesPublic Participation
ResourcesPlan ExplorerBlog & ResourcesMeeting CalendarPublic RecordsLegal ResourcesDistrict Building
Resources
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Blog-Style Sub-Pages
June 3, 2011
Plan Explorer:
View Public Submissions
Blog & Resources:
A Closer Look at the Process
Public Records:
Meeting Videos and Records, etc.
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Data
June 3, 2011
Geography:Returning: County, Tract, Block Groups, Blocks, and Places (Cities).New: VTD (Voting District), and Parcels.
Census 2010 (“Public Law” data). 10 questions – ―Portrait of America‖ on 4/1/10.
American Community Survey (ACS).Longer questionnaire – 5-year sampling of America.
Voter registration.
Elections history.
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Social Media
June 3, 2011
www.facebook.com/MyDistrictBuilder
twitter.com/FLRedistricting
www.youtube.com/MyDistrictBuilderFL
mydistrictbuilder.wordpress.com
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All 67 County Supervisors of Election
All 67 County Commissions in Florida
All 11 Regional Planning Councils in Florida
All 67 School Boards in Florida
AARP Florida
ACLU of Florida
Asian Pacific American Bar Association
Caribbean Bar Association
Christian Law Association
Common Cause of Florida
Democracia Ahora Florida
Disability Rights Florida
FairDistrictsFlorida.org and Fair Districts Now
First Amendment Foundation
Florida Association of Counties
Florida Association of Professional Lobbyists
Florida Board of Governors
Florida Boys State
Florida Chamber of Commerce Who contacted every local chamber
on behalf of the House
Florida Civil Rights Association
Florida Girls State
Florida Law Related Education Association
Florida League of Cities
Outreach
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Florida School Boards Association
Hispanic National Bar Association
Greater Caribbean American Cultural Coalition
Greater Caribbean American Chamber of Commerce
Jacksonville NAACP
James Madison Institute
Leadership Florida
League of Women Voters of Florida
Miami NAACP
Miami Urban League
National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO)
National Urban League Policy Institute
Orange County NAACP
Puerto Rican Bar Association of Florida
Small County Coalition
South Asian Bar Association
Tallahassee NAACP
Urban League of Broward County
Urban League of Palm Beach County
Outreach
Altamonte Springs
Apopka
Aventura
Boca Raton
Bonita Springs
Boynton Beach
Bradenton
Cape Coral
Clearwater
Coconut Creek
Cooper City
Coral Gables
Coral Springs
Cutler Bay
Davie
Daytona Beach
Deerfield Beach
Delray Beach
Deltona
Dunedin
Fort Lauderdale
Fort Myers
Fort Pierce
Gainesville
Greenacres
Hallandale Beach
Hialeah
Hollywood
Homestead
Jacksonville
Jupiter
Kissimmee
Lake Worth
Lakeland
Largo
Lauderdale Lakes
Lauderhill
Margate
Melbourne
Miami
Miami Beach
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The municipal commissions or
councils of the following:
Outreach
Miami Gardens
Miramar
North Lauderdale
North Miami
North Miami Beach
North Port
Oakland Park
Ocala
Ocoee
Orlando
Ormond Beach
Oviedo
Palm Bay
Palm Beach Gardens
Palm Coast
Panama City
Pembroke Pines
Pensacola
Pinellas Park
Plant City
Plantation
Pompano Beach
Port Orange
Port Saint Lucie
Riviera Beach
Royal Palm Beach
Sanford
Sarasota
St. Petersburg
Sunrise
Tallahassee
Tamarac
Tampa
Titusville
Wellington
West Palm Beach
Weston
Winter Garden
Winter Haven
Winter Springs
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The municipal commissions or
councils of the following:
Outreach
Ave Maria University
Barry University
Bethune-Cookman University
Brevard CC
Broward College
Chipola College
Clearwater Christian
College
College of Central Florida
Daytona State College
Eckerd College
Edison State College
Flagler College
Florida A & M
Florida Atlantic University
Florida Christian College
Florida Christian University
Florida Gateway College
Florida Gulf Coast University
Florida International
University
Florida Memorial University
Florida Southern College
Florida State University
Gulf Coast CC
Hillsborough Community College
Hope Sound Bible College
Indian River State College
Student Government
Associations, Government
Coordinators, and/or Political
Science Departments at the
following:
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Outreach
Jacksonville University
Miami Dade College
New College of Florida
NW Florida State College
Pasco-Hernando CC
Pensacola Christian College
Pensacola State College
Polk State College
Rollins College
Santa Fe
Seminole State College
South Florida CC
Southeastern University
St. Johns River State College
St. Petersburg College
St. Thomas University
State College of Florida
Stetson University
Tallahassee CC
Trinity College
University of Central
Florida
University of Florida
University of Miami
University of North Florida
University of South Florida
University of West Florida
University of Tampa
Valencia CC
Warner University
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Student Government
Associations, Government
Coordinators, and/or Political
Science Departments at the
following:
Outreach
Timeline
June 3, 2011
Reference Timeline
Handout
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Timeline: Legal Review
June 3, 2011
Legislative (State House and Senate) Redistricting Plans
Between January 10 to March 9 –Legislature approves Legislative plans
15 Days – Attorney General submits Legislative plans to FL Supreme Court
30 Days – FL Supreme Court upholds the Legislative plans
60 Days – US DOJ preclears the Legislative plans
June 4-8 – Qualifying for state and federal elections in Florida
Congressional Redistricting Plan
Between January 10 to March 9 –Legislature approves Congressional plan
15 Days– Governor signs Congressional plan into law
NO AUTOMATIC COURT REVIEW
60 Days – US DOJ preclears the Congressional plan
June 4-8 – Qualifying for state and federal elections in Florida
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Legal References
June 3, 2011
Florida Constitution: Article III—Legislature: Section 16—Legislative Apportionment; Section 20—
Standards for Congressional Redistricting; and Section 21—Standards forLegislative Redistricting
Federal Law: 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution—Equal Protection Clause, ―one man, one
vote.‖
Voting Rights Act (VRA)—Sections 2 and 5.
Traditional Redistricting Principles of compactness, contiguity, preservation ofcounties and other political subdivisions, preservation of communities of interest,preservation of cores of prior districts, compliance with Section 2 of theVRA.
Florida Statutes: Chapter 8—Congressional Districts
Chapter 10—Senate and House Districts
Section 11.0431(2)(e)—Exemption from Public Disclosure
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Text of Amendments 5 and 6
June 3, 2011
Article III, Section 21 [20]. Standards for Establishing
Legislative [Congressional] District Boundaries. In
Establishing Legislative [Congressional] District Boundaries:
(1) No apportionment plan or [individual] district shall be
drawn with the intent to favor or disfavor a political party or an
incumbent; and districts shall not be drawn with the intent or
result of denying or abridging the equal opportunity of racial or
language minorities to participate in the political process or to
diminish their ability to elect representatives of their choice; and
districts shall consist of contiguous territory.
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Text of Amendments 5 and 6
June 3, 2011
(2) Unless compliance with the standards in this subsection
conflicts with the standards in subsection (1) or with
federal law, districts shall be as nearly equal in population as
is practicable; districts shall be compact; and districts shall,
where feasible, utilize existing political and geographical
boundaries.
(3)The order in which the standards within subsections (1)
and (2) of this section are set forth shall not be read to
establish any priority of one standard over the other within
that subsection.
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Contact Information
June 3, 2011
House Redistricting Committee:
400 House Office Building;
(850) 488-3928
Staff Director: J. Alex Kelly at
MyDistrictBuilder:
http://floridaredistricting.cloudapp.net/MyDistrictBuilder
.aspx
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