I just got an email about this. The FL Supreme court just approved the ballot language for
the Fair Districts Amendment. They have to get
676,811 signatures to get it on the ballot. You can
download the petitions to sign for yourself.
Here's the language for the amendments:
PETITION 1: Standards for drawing congressional district boundaries.
What will appear on the ballot:
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.
PETITION 2: Standards for drawing legislative district boundaries.
What will appear on the ballot:
Legislative 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.
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