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Fair Districts Florida amendments 5 and 6 seek to stop gerrymandering listen

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Tags: Fair Districts, redistricting, amendments, amendments 5 & 6, Corrine Brown, ACLU, NAACP, labor

Florida voters are deciding on two proposed amendments to the state Constitution that establish new rules for redistricting. Some say the current system is unfair and point to the statistics: over the last six years, only three incumbents have been defeated out of more than 420 races for the Florida Legislature. But opponents say minorities could lose seats.

If passed, Amendments 5 and 6 would establish more guidelines for the Legislature to follow when districts are realigned. They call ...