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Presentation to:
House Redistricting Committee, Congressional
Redistricting Subcommittee, House Redistricting
Subcommittee, Senate Redistricting Subcommittee
Florida House of Representatives
April 26-29, 2011
Redistricting: Jurisdiction, Public Participation and
Procedures
www.floridaredistricting.org
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Overview of Committee and
Subcommittee Responsibilities
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Committees & Subcommittees
The primary goal of the Committee and Subcommittees is to
facilitate an open redistricting process for the public and every
member of the House, in compliance with all applicable state and
federal laws.
The focus of the Redistricting Committee is consideration and
approval of redistricting plans for Florida’s State Legislative and
Congressional districts.
The primary focus of each Subcommittee is consideration and
approval of its stated redistricting plan.
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Committees & Subcommittees
All members of the Committee and Subcommittees are required to
attend at least 25% of public hearings on redistricting.
It is expected that all members of the Committee and
Subcommittees will work openly with the public to enable their
participation in redistricting.
It is expected that all members of the Committee and
Subcommittees will work openly with other members of the House, who
are not members of the Committee and Subcommittees, to enable their
participation in redistricting.
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Overview of Opportunities for
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2001: Public Hearings
24 Public Hearings:
Focus on public testimony.
Florida Channel broadcast about 10 of the hearings.
July 12 – October 17, 2001.
Joint House & Senate.
Locations: Tallahassee, Jacksonville, Ocala, Orlando, Daytona
Beach, Tampa, Clearwater, Lakeland, Vero Beach, W. Palm Beach, S.
Palm Beach Col, Wauchula, Sarasota, La Belle, Naples, Ft. Myers, S.
Broward Co., Ft. Lauderdale, Opa Locka, Miami, Key Largo,
Pensacola, Panama City, and Gainesville.
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2011: Public Hearings
Approximately 30 Public Hearings:
Focus on public testimony.
Florida Channel intends to web-cast most of the meetings,
schedule permitting.
Working now to schedule first 20 meetings for July and
August.
Working on a schedule that will include meetings every
other week, with meetings regionalized in a given week.
Joint House & Senate.
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www.floridaredistricting.org
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The front page of Florida Redistricting:
Access MyDistrictBuilder
Current events
Recent presentations
Public participation tools
Legal references
Facebook, Twitter & YouTube
Email signup
Links to Page 2 & Page 3
2001-2002 Archives
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mydistrictbuilder.wordpress.com
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Page 2:
Blog posts to enhance understanding of current events
Public participation tools
Redistricting resources
Census resources
Open data and open government resources
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Meeting archives and other public documents
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MyDistrictBuilder
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Online district-building application:
Same system for public and legislators
Security – draft redistricting plans reside on personal
computer
Rich visuals – Bing Maps gives dynamic view to ensure accuracy
and familiarity
Scalable infrastructure – cost effective provision of
services
Cross-Browser compatible –Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari,
Google Chrome
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Open Data & Code
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All the data in MyDistrictBuilder, including its code has
already been made available publicly.
The direct link to MyDistrictBuilder was released publicly at a
9.28.2010 NCSL conference.
MyDistrictBuilder’s code is available at
mydistrictbuilder.codeplex.com.
All data in MyDistrictBuilder is available via the “Data House”
document, which can be accessed at
www.floridaredistricting.org.
http://mydistrictbuilder.codeplex.com/http://www.floridaredistricting.org/
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Many Ways to Join the Conversation
Crowd-
sourcing
MyFlorida
House.
Gov
Public Meetings
My
District
Builder
Legislators Florida
Redistricting
.Org
Page 2 and Page 3
Social
Media
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Already Contacted
All 67 County Commissions in Florida
All 11 Regional Planning Councils in Florida
All 67 School Boards in Florida
AARP
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 then contacted every local Chamber
Florida Girls State
Florida Law Related Education Association
Florida League of Cities
Florida School Boards Association
Hispanic National Bar Association
Jacksonville NAACP
League of Women Voters of Florida
Miami NAACP
Miami Urban League
National Urban League Policy Institute
Orange County NAACP
Puerto Rican Bar Association of Florida
South Asian Bar Association
Tallahassee NAACP
Urban League of Broward County
Urban League of Palm Beach County
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Already Contacted
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The municipal commissions or councils of the following
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
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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Already ContactedStudent Government Associations, Government
Coordinators, and/or
Political Science Departments at the following:
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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
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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Overview of House Rules &
Procedures
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House Rules & Procedures
House Rule 5.8 – Legislative Reapportionment and Congressional
Redistricting Bills and Amendments
Redistricting Bill or Amendment Processing Request form
House Rule 5.12 – Requirements for Introduction
House Rule 7.12(b) – Amendment Deadlines in Committee and
Subcommittee
Procedure adopted April 20, 2011 for special amendment deadlines
and procedures
House Rule 12.2(d) – Filing Deadlines for Floor Amendments
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Bill or Amendment Request
Redistricting bills or amendments must be a complete
redistricting, such that the entirety of the State is assigned to
districts.
Submit redistricting bills or amendments to the House
Redistricting Committee. The Committee will communicated with House
Bill Drafting.
For bills and Floor amendments, House Bill Drafting will still
communicate to the submitting House member in the usual manner
through Leagis.
Submissions must include a CD or DVD with the plan files.
Submissions via other district building applications will be
accepted, although it is the responsibility of the House Member to
ensure that the submission is properly formatted.
These procedures in no way affect public submissions.
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