Presentation to:

House Redistricting Committee, Congressional

Redistricting Subcommittee, House Redistricting

Subcommittee, Senate Redistricting Subcommittee

Florida House of Representatives

April 26-29, 2011

Redistricting: Jurisdiction, Public Participation and Procedures

www.floridaredistricting.org

Overview of Committee and

Subcommittee Responsibilities

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Committees & Subcommittees

The primary goal of the Committee and Subcommittees is to facilitate an open redistricting process for the public and every member of the House, in compliance with all applicable state and federal laws.

The focus of the Redistricting Committee is consideration and approval of redistricting plans for Florida’s State Legislative and Congressional districts.

The primary focus of each Subcommittee is consideration and approval of its stated redistricting plan.

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Committees & Subcommittees

All members of the Committee and Subcommittees are required to attend at least 25% of public hearings on redistricting.

It is expected that all members of the Committee and Subcommittees will work openly with the public to enable their participation in redistricting.

It is expected that all members of the Committee and Subcommittees will work openly with other members of the House, who are not members of the Committee and Subcommittees, to enable their participation in redistricting.

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Overview of Opportunities for

Citizen Input

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2001: Public Hearings

24 Public Hearings:

Focus on public testimony.

Florida Channel broadcast about 10 of the hearings.

July 12 – October 17, 2001.

Joint House & Senate.

Locations: Tallahassee, Jacksonville, Ocala, Orlando, Daytona Beach, Tampa, Clearwater, Lakeland, Vero Beach, W. Palm Beach, S. Palm Beach Col, Wauchula, Sarasota, La Belle, Naples, Ft. Myers, S. Broward Co., Ft. Lauderdale, Opa Locka, Miami, Key Largo, Pensacola, Panama City, and Gainesville.

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2011: Public Hearings

Approximately 30 Public Hearings:

Focus on public testimony.

Florida Channel intends to web-cast most of the meetings,

schedule permitting.

Working now to schedule first 20 meetings for July and

August.

Working on a schedule that will include meetings every

other week, with meetings regionalized in a given week.

Joint House & Senate.

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www.floridaredistricting.org

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The front page of Florida Redistricting:

Access MyDistrictBuilder

Current events

Recent presentations

Public participation tools

Legal references

Facebook, Twitter & YouTube

Email signup

Links to Page 2 & Page 3

2001-2002 Archives

mydistrictbuilder.wordpress.com

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Page 2:

Blog posts to enhance understanding of current events

Public participation tools

Redistricting resources

Census resources

Open data and open government resources

Page 3:

Meeting archives and other public documents

MyDistrictBuilder

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Online district-building application:

Same system for public and legislators

Security – draft redistricting plans reside on personal computer

Rich visuals – Bing Maps gives dynamic view to ensure accuracy and familiarity

Scalable infrastructure – cost effective provision of services

Cross-Browser compatible –Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, Google Chrome

Open Data & Code

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All the data in MyDistrictBuilder, including its code has already been made available publicly.

The direct link to MyDistrictBuilder was released publicly at a 9.28.2010 NCSL conference.

MyDistrictBuilder’s code is available at mydistrictbuilder.codeplex.com.

All data in MyDistrictBuilder is available via the “Data House” document, which can be accessed at www.floridaredistricting.org.

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Many Ways to Join the Conversation

Crowd-

sourcing

MyFlorida

House.

Gov

Public Meetings

My

District

Builder

Legislators Florida

Redistricting

.Org

Page 2 and Page 3

Social

Media

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Already Contacted

All 67 County Commissions in Florida

All 11 Regional Planning Councils in Florida

All 67 School Boards in Florida

AARP

ACLU of Florida

Asian Pacific American Bar Association

Caribbean Bar Association

Christian Law Association

Common Cause of Florida

Democracia Ahora Florida

Disability Rights Florida

FairDistrictsFlorida.org and Fair Districts Now

First Amendment Foundation

Florida Association of Counties

Florida Association of Professional Lobbyists

Florida Board of Governors

Florida Boys State

Florida Chamber of Commerce

who then contacted every local Chamber

Florida Girls State

Florida Law Related Education Association

Florida League of Cities

Florida School Boards Association

Hispanic National Bar Association

Jacksonville NAACP

League of Women Voters of Florida

Miami NAACP

Miami Urban League

National Urban League Policy Institute

Orange County NAACP

Puerto Rican Bar Association of Florida

South Asian Bar Association

Tallahassee NAACP

Urban League of Broward County

Urban League of Palm Beach County

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Already Contacted

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The municipal commissions or councils of the following

Altamonte Springs

Apopka

Aventura

Boca Raton

Bonita Springs

Boynton Beach

Bradenton

Cape Coral

Clearwater

Coconut Creek

Cooper City

Coral Gables

Coral Springs

Cutler Bay

Davie

Daytona Beach

Deerfield Beach

Delray Beach

Deltona

Dunedin

Fort Lauderdale

Fort Myers

Fort Pierce

Gainesville

Greenacres

Hallandale Beach

Hialeah

Hollywood

Homestead

Jacksonville

Jupiter

Kissimmee

Lake Worth

Lakeland

Largo

Lauderdale Lakes

Lauderhill

Margate

Melbourne

Miami

Miami Beach

Miami Gardens

Miramar

North Lauderdale

North Miami

North Miami Beach

North Port

Oakland Park

Ocala

Ocoee

Orlando

Ormond Beach

Oviedo

Palm Bay

Palm Beach Gardens

Palm Coast

Panama City

Pembroke Pines

Pensacola

Pinellas Park

Plant City

Plantation

Pompano Beach

Port Orange

Port Saint Lucie

Riviera Beach

Royal Palm Beach

Sanford

Sarasota

St. Petersburg

Sunrise

Tallahassee

Tamarac

Tampa

Titusville

Wellington

West Palm Beach

Weston

Winter Garden

Winter Haven

Winter Springs

Already ContactedStudent Government Associations, Government Coordinators, and/or

Political Science Departments at the following:

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Ave Maria University

Barry University

Bethune-Cookman University

Brevard CC

Broward College

Chipola College

Clearwater Christian College

College of Central Florida

Daytona State College

Eckerd College

Edison State College

Flagler College

Florida A & M

Florida Atlantic University

Florida Christian College

Florida Christian University

Florida Gateway College

Florida Gulf Coast University

Florida International University

Florida Memorial University

Florida Southern College

Florida State University

Gulf Coast CC

Hillsborough Community College

Hope Sound Bible College

Indian River State College

Jacksonville University

Miami Dade College

New College of Florida

NW Florida State College

Pasco-Hernando CC

Pensacola Christian College

Pensacola State College

Polk State College

Rollins College

Santa Fe

Seminole State College

South Florida CC

Southeastern University

St. Johns River State College

St. Petersburg College

St. Thomas University

State College of Florida

Stetson University

Tallahassee CC

Trinity College

University of Central Florida

University of Florida

University of Miami

University of North Florida

University of South Florida

University of West Florida

University of Tampa

Valencia CC

Warner University

Overview of House Rules &

Procedures

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House Rules & Procedures

House Rule 5.8 – Legislative Reapportionment and Congressional Redistricting Bills and Amendments

Redistricting Bill or Amendment Processing Request form

House Rule 5.12 – Requirements for Introduction

House Rule 7.12(b) – Amendment Deadlines in Committee and Subcommittee

Procedure adopted April 20, 2011 for special amendment deadlines and procedures

House Rule 12.2(d) – Filing Deadlines for Floor Amendments

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Bill or Amendment Request

Redistricting bills or amendments must be a complete redistricting, such that the entirety of the State is assigned to districts.

Submit redistricting bills or amendments to the House Redistricting Committee. The Committee will communicated with House Bill Drafting.

For bills and Floor amendments, House Bill Drafting will still communicate to the submitting House member in the usual manner through Leagis.

Submissions must include a CD or DVD with the plan files.

Submissions via other district building applications will be accepted, although it is the responsibility of the House Member to ensure that the submission is properly formatted.

These procedures in no way affect public submissions.

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