Redistricting 2011-2012censusvalidator.blob.core.windows.net/mydistrictbuilderdata/Legislat… · 03/06/2011  · June 3, 2011 Based on the decennial census (April 1, 2010), the U.S.

Presentation by:

J. Alex Kelly, Staff Director and

Ben Fairbrother

House Redistricting Committee

Florida House of Representatives

June 3, 2011

Redistricting 2011-2012

www.floridaredistricting.org

What and Why?

June 3, 2011

―Reapportionment‖ is the allocation of congressional seats among the several states.

―Redistricting‖ is the creation of new district boundaries.

Redistricting ensures that Floridians have equal representation (districts have equal population) in the Florida Legislature and the U.S. House of Reps.One-person, one-vote.

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Legal Authority

June 3, 2011

Based on the decennial census (April 1, 2010), the U.S. Constitution

requires the reapportionment of the U.S. House every 10 years, including

distribution of the House's 435 seats between the states and the

equalization of population between districts within each state.

Article I, Section 4 of the U.S. Constitution provides that—‖ the Time,

Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives,

shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof.

Article III, Section 16(a) of the FL Constitution, based on the decennial

census (April 1, 2010), the Legislature is required in the second year after

the United States Census (2012 Regular Session), to apportion state

legislative districts.

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Crowdsourcing

June 3, 2011

Vision: The Florida House of

Representatives can provide

Floridians with an

unprecedented level of access

and opportunities to

participate in Florida’s 2012

Redistricting.

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Public Meetings

June 3, 2011

26 Meeting

throughout

Florida:

July 13 in

Gainesville, 6

p.m. to 9 p.m. at

Santa Fe College

(Fine Arts Hall –

NW Corner of

Campus)

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Process: Technology & Data

June 3, 2011

MyDistrictBuider: Web-

based district building

application for use by the

Legislature and the Public

to submit plans for

consideration.

The Legislature and the

Public will have the same

redistricting technology

and data.

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www.floridaredistricting.org

June 3, 2011

Access to:

MyDistrictBuilderLegislative HeadlinesPublic Participation

ResourcesPlan ExplorerBlog & ResourcesMeeting CalendarPublic RecordsLegal ResourcesDistrict Building

Resources

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Blog-Style Sub-Pages

June 3, 2011

Plan Explorer:

View Public Submissions

Blog & Resources:

A Closer Look at the Process

Public Records:

Meeting Videos and Records, etc.

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Data

June 3, 2011

Geography:Returning: County, Tract, Block Groups, Blocks, and Places (Cities).New: VTD (Voting District), and Parcels.

Census 2010 (“Public Law” data). 10 questions – ―Portrait of America‖ on 4/1/10.

American Community Survey (ACS).Longer questionnaire – 5-year sampling of America.

Voter registration.

Elections history.

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Social Media

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www.facebook.com/MyDistrictBuilder

twitter.com/FLRedistricting

www.youtube.com/MyDistrictBuilderFL

mydistrictbuilder.wordpress.com

[email protected]

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All 67 County Supervisors of Election

All 67 County Commissions in Florida

All 11 Regional Planning Councils in Florida

All 67 School Boards in Florida

AARP Florida

ACLU of Florida

Asian Pacific American Bar Association

Caribbean Bar Association

Christian Law Association

Common Cause of Florida

Democracia Ahora Florida

Disability Rights Florida

FairDistrictsFlorida.org and Fair Districts Now

First Amendment Foundation

Florida Association of Counties

Florida Association of Professional Lobbyists

Florida Board of Governors

Florida Boys State

Florida Chamber of Commerce Who contacted every local chamber

on behalf of the House

Florida Civil Rights Association

Florida Girls State

Florida Law Related Education Association

Florida League of Cities

Outreach

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Florida School Boards Association

Hispanic National Bar Association

Greater Caribbean American Cultural Coalition

Greater Caribbean American Chamber of Commerce

Jacksonville NAACP

James Madison Institute

Leadership Florida

League of Women Voters of Florida

Miami NAACP

Miami Urban League

National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO)

National Urban League Policy Institute

Orange County NAACP

Puerto Rican Bar Association of Florida

Small County Coalition

South Asian Bar Association

Tallahassee NAACP

Urban League of Broward County

Urban League of Palm Beach County

Outreach

Altamonte Springs

Apopka

Aventura

Boca Raton

Bonita Springs

Boynton Beach

Bradenton

Cape Coral

Clearwater

Coconut Creek

Cooper City

Coral Gables

Coral Springs

Cutler Bay

Davie

Daytona Beach

Deerfield Beach

Delray Beach

Deltona

Dunedin

Fort Lauderdale

Fort Myers

Fort Pierce

Gainesville

Greenacres

Hallandale Beach

Hialeah

Hollywood

Homestead

Jacksonville

Jupiter

Kissimmee

Lake Worth

Lakeland

Largo

Lauderdale Lakes

Lauderhill

Margate

Melbourne

Miami

Miami Beach

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The municipal commissions or

councils of the following:

Outreach

Miami Gardens

Miramar

North Lauderdale

North Miami

North Miami Beach

North Port

Oakland Park

Ocala

Ocoee

Orlando

Ormond Beach

Oviedo

Palm Bay

Palm Beach Gardens

Palm Coast

Panama City

Pembroke Pines

Pensacola

Pinellas Park

Plant City

Plantation

Pompano Beach

Port Orange

Port Saint Lucie

Riviera Beach

Royal Palm Beach

Sanford

Sarasota

St. Petersburg

Sunrise

Tallahassee

Tamarac

Tampa

Titusville

Wellington

West Palm Beach

Weston

Winter Garden

Winter Haven

Winter Springs

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The municipal commissions or

councils of the following:

Outreach

Ave Maria University

Barry University

Bethune-Cookman University

Brevard CC

Broward College

Chipola College

Clearwater Christian

College

College of Central Florida

Daytona State College

Eckerd College

Edison State College

Flagler College

Florida A & M

Florida Atlantic University

Florida Christian College

Florida Christian University

Florida Gateway College

Florida Gulf Coast University

Florida International

University

Florida Memorial University

Florida Southern College

Florida State University

Gulf Coast CC

Hillsborough Community College

Hope Sound Bible College

Indian River State College

Student Government

Associations, Government

Coordinators, and/or Political

Science Departments at the

following:

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Outreach

Jacksonville University

Miami Dade College

New College of Florida

NW Florida State College

Pasco-Hernando CC

Pensacola Christian College

Pensacola State College

Polk State College

Rollins College

Santa Fe

Seminole State College

South Florida CC

Southeastern University

St. Johns River State College

St. Petersburg College

St. Thomas University

State College of Florida

Stetson University

Tallahassee CC

Trinity College

University of Central

Florida

University of Florida

University of Miami

University of North Florida

University of South Florida

University of West Florida

University of Tampa

Valencia CC

Warner University

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Student Government

Associations, Government

Coordinators, and/or Political

Science Departments at the

following:

Outreach

Timeline

June 3, 2011

Reference Timeline

Handout

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Timeline: Legal Review

June 3, 2011

Legislative (State House and Senate) Redistricting Plans

Between January 10 to March 9 –Legislature approves Legislative plans

15 Days – Attorney General submits Legislative plans to FL Supreme Court

30 Days – FL Supreme Court upholds the Legislative plans

60 Days – US DOJ preclears the Legislative plans

June 4-8 – Qualifying for state and federal elections in Florida

Congressional Redistricting Plan

Between January 10 to March 9 –Legislature approves Congressional plan

15 Days– Governor signs Congressional plan into law

NO AUTOMATIC COURT REVIEW

60 Days – US DOJ preclears the Congressional plan

June 4-8 – Qualifying for state and federal elections in Florida

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Legal References

June 3, 2011

Florida Constitution: Article III—Legislature: Section 16—Legislative Apportionment; Section 20—

Standards for Congressional Redistricting; and Section 21—Standards forLegislative Redistricting

Federal Law: 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution—Equal Protection Clause, ―one man, one

vote.‖

Voting Rights Act (VRA)—Sections 2 and 5.

Traditional Redistricting Principles of compactness, contiguity, preservation ofcounties and other political subdivisions, preservation of communities of interest,preservation of cores of prior districts, compliance with Section 2 of theVRA.

Florida Statutes: Chapter 8—Congressional Districts

Chapter 10—Senate and House Districts

Section 11.0431(2)(e)—Exemption from Public Disclosure

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Text of Amendments 5 and 6

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Article III, Section 21 [20]. Standards for Establishing

Legislative [Congressional] District Boundaries. In

Establishing Legislative [Congressional] District Boundaries:

(1) No apportionment plan or [individual] district shall be

drawn with the intent to favor or disfavor a political party or an

incumbent; and districts shall not be drawn with the intent or

result of denying or abridging the equal opportunity of racial or

language minorities to participate in the political process or to

diminish their ability to elect representatives of their choice; and

districts shall consist of contiguous territory.

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Text of Amendments 5 and 6

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(2) Unless compliance with the standards in this subsection

conflicts with the standards in subsection (1) or with

federal law, districts shall be as nearly equal in population as

is practicable; districts shall be compact; and districts shall,

where feasible, utilize existing political and geographical

boundaries.

(3)The order in which the standards within subsections (1)

and (2) of this section are set forth shall not be read to

establish any priority of one standard over the other within

that subsection.

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Contact Information

June 3, 2011

House Redistricting Committee:

400 House Office Building;

(850) 488-3928

Staff Director: J. Alex Kelly at

[email protected]

MyDistrictBuilder:

http://floridaredistricting.cloudapp.net/MyDistrictBuilder

.aspx

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