Coalition of Civil Rights Organizations Denounce Jacksonville City Council Passage of Redistricting Maps That Dilute Black Voting Power and Divide Communities
March 24, 2022
March 24, 2022
JACKSONVILLE, Florida, March 24 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida issued the following news release:
On Tuesday, the Jacksonville City Council voted to pass new Council and School Board maps that dilute Black voting power and further divide communities. The Council map packs more than half of the city's Black residents into four districts (on the 19-member Council), and splits nearly 50 of the city's neighborhoods. The new maps will dilute the voting power o . . .
On Tuesday, the Jacksonville City Council voted to pass new Council and School Board maps that dilute Black voting power and further divide communities. The Council map packs more than half of the city's Black residents into four districts (on the 19-member Council), and splits nearly 50 of the city's neighborhoods. The new maps will dilute the voting power o . . .