Our elections should be free, fair, and secure.
But each decade, when it’s time to draw new districts, politicians get away with gerrymandering: working behind closed doors to draw districts that make it easier for them and their party to be reelected. It’s a conflict of interest and it undermines the integrity of our elections.
Florida has a long history of gerrymandering. Last cycle, several state Senate districts in two separate maps were struck down by the Florida Supreme Court because they were overly partisan.
Whether it’s dividing communities of color to diminish the influence of their votes, or stacking the deck to ensure incumbents never have to run a tough reelection campaign again, gerrymandering is unethical and un-American.
Our voices matter, but we need our politicians to act now to ensure our votes do too. Send a message to the Florida Redistricting Committees demanding they follow the state constitution and draw fair district maps.