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Florida Secretary of State Cord Byrd has asked a federal court to toss out a lawsuit challenging a state Senate redistricting plan passed in 2022, disputing allegations that the design of two districts in the Tampa Bay area diluted the power of Black voters.
The event will be held April 25 at Traditions Restaurant.
Quality Journalism for Critical Times As lawmakers redistricted in 2022, the Florida Legislature packed Black voters into a Senate district spanning Tampa Bay to favor white control of a neighboring Senate district, according to a lawsuit filed in federal court in Tampa. The ACLU of Florida, Civil Rights & Racial Justice Clinic at New York University School of Law, and […] The post Federal lawsuit: Two state Senate districts in Tampa Bay are ‘racially gerrymandered’ appeared first on Florida Pho
Two Republicans are campaigning in the May primary for the party's nomination to run for the 16th District state senate seat.
The Special General Election for House District 16, which includes parts of Fayette, Jefferson and Tuscaloosa counties, has come to a close.