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Tipoffs for Jacksonville, Florida (Public Policy) Newsletter for Thursday May 11, 2023 ( 1 items )  

SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER: VOTING RIGHTS GROUPS REACH SETTLEMENT WITH JACKSONVILLE CITY COUNCIL, ENSURING FAIRER MAPS FOR NEXT TWELVE YEARS
JACKSONVILLE, Florida, May 10 (TNSgov) -- The Southern Poverty Law Center issued the following news release on May 9, 2023: local voting rights groups, Jacksonville residents and the Jacksonville City Council agreed to continue using maps ordered by a federal court that provide fair representation to Black communities through the next redistricting cycle after the 2030 Census. The court ordered the maps to be redrawn for the 2023 city council elections after the Jacksonville City Council twice   more