Jacksonville's 'remedy' redistricting map is ready for full City Council vote
A Jacksonville City Council Special Committee continued its second try at redistricting, refining a map Thursday with an attempt to set up the full Council to consider it Friday morning.
But the discussion was heated at times and outstanding issues remain, even as the committee moved the redistricting plan forward.
Jacksonville passed a redistricting map earlier this year to be effective in next year’s elections, but a federal judge struck it down, citing a lack of compactness and an “unnecessary racial segregation” throughout areas North and West of the St. Johns River.
The appellate process continues, but the Council faces a hard Nov. 8 deadline for a “remedy” map, and committee passage is...
