Attempt to carve up state for political purposes through Florida gerrymandering blocked in court | Democracy, elections and voting at Democracy Chronicles

The Florida Supreme ordered boundaries to be drawn in 8 congressional districts in the state, where it ruled that GOP-driven redistricting was unconstitutional. The ruling is a victory for a coalition of Democratic-leaning voter groups who called Florida’s redistricting a clear case of Gerrymandering. In 2010, Florida voters approved a constitutional change called the Fair Districts…

Great news and hopefully this ruling will lead to the formation of an independent redistricting commission: TALLAHASSEE – In a precedent-setting ruling Thursday, the Florida Supreme Court overturned the state’s congressional districts drawn by the GOP-led Legislature and ordered a new map with eight districts drawn in time for the 2016 election. “We reverse the trial…