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Florida Supreme Court orders new congressional map with eight districts to be redrawn
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Jul 09, 2015 01:05pm |
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| Category | Legal Ruling |
| Author | Mary Ellen Klas |
| Media | Newspaper - Tampa Bay Times |
| News Date | Thursday, July 9, 2015 04:15:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | 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 redrawn in time for the 2016 election.
In the 5-2 ruling, with Justices Charles Canady and Ricky Polston dissenting, the court provided unprecedented and specific direction to the Legislature, such as redrawing the snake-shaped district of Congressional District 5, now held by Congresswoman Corrine Brown, in an east-west direction.
The ruling is likely to shake up Florida's political landscape as incumbents face the prospect of a new set of boundary lines close to the 2016 election. Among the districts the court ordered redrawn are two in the Tampa Bay area: District 13, currently held by Republican David Jolly, and the 14th, held by Democrat Kathy Castor.
"Through this opinion, we have provided clear guidance as to the specific deficiencies in the districts that the Legislature must redraw—Districts 5, 13, 14, 21, 22, 25, 26, 27, and all other districts affected thereby," the court wrote, "and we have urged the Legislature in light of the trial court's findings in this case to consider making all decisions on the redrawn map in public view."
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