Corrine Brown, NAACP at odds over redistricting amendments

She argues minorities will be affected by Amendments 5 and 6; they say she's just trying to save her own district

Posted: October 1, 2010 - 12:10pm

By Matt Dixon

A battle brewing over two Florida constitutional amendments that would change the way the state’s political districts are drawn has opened a rift between one of the nation’s oldest civil rights organizations and black politicians who say the amendments will harm their communities.

The amendment debate has placed U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown, a Jacksonville Democrat, and other black elected officials at odds with groups like the NAACP, traditional allies.

Every 10 years, state lawmakers carve out new legislative and congressional districts that are supposed to reflect updated census data. With a lot at stake, the process has historically been packed with political gamesmanship.

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