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Florida judge orders special session to redraw congressional map
Florida judge orders special session to redraw congressional mapBay News 9 (Tampa Bay), 8/1
TALLAHASSEE -- A judge in Tallahassee has ordered Florida legislators to hold a special session to draw up a new congressional map, and the new districts must be drawn in two weeks.
Circuit Judge Terry Lewis ruled Friday that the Florida Legislature must draw up new congressional districts by August 15.
Lewis said he will then order a special election later this year for those new districts.
Legislative leaders had wanted to keep in place the state's current districts until after the 2014 elections.
Circuit Judge Terry Lewis ruled Friday that the Florida Legislature must draw up new congressional districts by August 15.
Lewis said he will then order a special election later this year for those new districts.
Legislative leaders had wanted to keep in place the state's current districts until after the 2014 elections.
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I'm moving down from Cantors district. 2012 brought some turmoil with changed district lines and they were well planned. By well planned I mean it was a lengthy process, not fair lines 
2012 had many voters expecting to vote in the Cantor district only to find themselves with voting machines set up for the previous district.
Rushing this process might not be a good thing. Just my 2 cents and probably worth less than half of that.
On the way to add another vote to the Sarasota district 
