The City of Miami has settled a contentious racial gerrymandering lawsuit brought by voting rights groups, including Engage Miami and the ACLU of Florida, following a judge’s finding. The settlement will result in a new voting map drawn by these groups and the potential establishment of a citizens redistricting committee. The lawsuit, which challenged the city's previous districting practices, argued that black voters were unfairly split across multiple districts to diminish their electoral influence. The settlement is seen as a victory for fair representation and fair maps in Miami. Additionally, a new lawsuit has been filed in federal court challenging the racial gerrymandering of four congressional districts and seven state house districts in South and Southwest Florida, alleging violations of the U.S. Constitution. The new lawsuit also claims that South Florida Hispanic voters were treated as a monolith.
Gerrymandered districts treat South Florida Hispanic voters as monolith, lawsuit says https://t.co/Vt5bfY4uk9
BREAKING: We joined partners to file suit in federal court today, challenging the racial gerrymandering of four congressional districts and seven state house districts in South and Southwest Florida, in violation of the U.S. Constitution. https://t.co/IdU4Tn5YRk
After judge’s gerrymandering finding, Miami (finally) agrees on new voting map https://t.co/pgOjiw6g4T
Black people in Miami deserve fair maps. All Miamians deserve fair maps, so we sued. The people should pick their politicians, not the other way around. https://t.co/8tKfQk2KbR
After judge’s gerrymandering finding, Miami (finally) agrees on new voting map ✍️ @tessriski https://t.co/jqvTjWwQzp
BREAKING: Miami agrees to fair map, concluding our racial gerrymandering lawsuit. Today is a great day for representation in Miami. https://t.co/Bcw0fdeNvT
New racial gerrymandering lawsuit takes aim at South Florida's powerful congressional districts (via @JoshCeb) https://t.co/qYTf05dkZf
City of Miami settles racial gerrymandering lawsuit with voting rights groups (via @JoshCeb) https://t.co/CfhMyqXCTf
The contentious racial gerrymandering lawsuit brought by @EngageMIA @ACLUFL and others against the City of Miami has been settled. The city will have a new voting map drawn by voting rights groups, and the potential for a citizens redistricting committee https://t.co/SzGVivDKcK
Democrats split up black voters across multiple districts in order to create a gerrymander that elects more Democrats. The result: https://t.co/VG5j4oOhKg