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Stop Mid-Decade Redistricting in Florida
TAKE ACTION NOW: Drawing new voting maps for partisan reasons in the middle of the decade is illegal in Florida and against the will of the people!
Fair Redistricting & Ending Gerrymandering
Politicians should not be allowed to draw voting maps that benefit themselves. We need to create a fair system so that voters choose their politicians, not the other way around.
Every ten years, states redraw their electoral districts to reflect population changes. This process should be about making sure that everyone has a voice in our government, but in some states, it has become a partisan tool to undermine our democracy.
Drawing unfair maps — a process known as gerrymandering — denies communities the representation and resources they deserve. Our work to end gerrymandering includes efforts in the courts, on the ballot, and in the legislature to ensure a just and independent process.
What We’re Doing
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Fair Districts
Fair District standards are designed to stop elected officials from manipulating voting maps to keep themselves and their party in power.
Litigation
Common Cause Florida v. Byrd
Common Cause and partners are challenging a discriminatory congressional voting map enacted in Florida.
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LOG YOUR CALL: Don’t Rig Florida’s Maps
Governor DeSantis and other state leaders are proposing to re-draw Florida’s voting maps before the 2026 midterms. We need to tell our representatives loud and clear: Don’t cheat. Don’t break the law. Don’t redraw the maps in the middle of the decade.
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Recent Updates
Blog Post
2025 Legislative Session: What We Were Watching
Position Statement
Redistricting Plaintiffs will Continue Fight for Voting Rights without Appeal
DeSantis’ congressional map that weakens Black voting power will remain in place for 2024
Blog Post
Common Cause v Byrd: Federal Redistricting Trial Wraps Up
Some key take aways from our federal redistricting trial that was heard by a three judge panel in federal court in Tallahassee from September 26-October 3
Related Resources
National Report
Florida Community Redistricting Report Card
Litigation
Common Cause Florida v. Byrd Plaintiffs
Learn more about the Floridians that have joined Common Cause Florida, FairDistricts Now, and the Florida State Conference of the NAACP to challenge the discriminatory congressional map in Florida.
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Find Your New Districts
Guide
A Guide to the 2022 Redistricting Process in Florida
February 2021 - Thank you to Ellen Freidin of Fair Districts Now for putting together this helpful guide.
Press
Press Release
Redistricting Distracts Legislators from Important Issues
Floridians and advocates are encouraging lawmakers to focus on real issues like affordability instead of wasting time on an illegal partisan mid-decade redistricting effort after watching the first House redistricting meeting today.
News Clip
Common Cause Florida Director on Deeper Dive with Dara Kam
Press Release
New Congressional Action for Independent Redistricting Popular with the People
Common Cause is urging Florida’s congressional delegation to support new legislation that bans mid-decade redistricting