One councilman assured the public the “diverse, bipartisan and experienced” members could complete the map in time – just a day after the city’s recently hired counsel filed a stay arguing not enough time existed to adequately do the job.
District maps are normally drawn once every 10 years to reflect the newest census data. A federal judge ruled last week that the city’s 2021 lines were racially gerrymandered after local social justice groups, including the Jacksonville branch of the NAACP, sued the city.
The committee, consisting of six Republican and one Democratic City Council members, did not discuss potential parameters of the new map at its first meeting and instead focused on how the process of continuing its court appeal of the judge’s ruling will coincide with drawing new lines. In order to comply with the judge’s order, Jacksonville legal counsel told the committee major changes would be necessary.
In the meantime, a “placeholder” bill will be presented during the Oct. 25 council meeting without a map attached. This will become the bill later voted on during the Nov. 4 special meeting – the next regularly scheduled City Council meeting is after the court’s deadline. Council member Matt Carlucci, who is not on the redistricting committee, attended the meeting and expressed his concern over the council continuing to draw a partisan map that protected “safe” seats. He openly disagreed with the city’s decision to appeal and said they should “embrace accountability.”
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