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Florida Constitution Revision Commission

PUB 700644: MULTI-MEMBER CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS by BRET SHAWN CLARK

ARTICLE III: LEGISLATURE, Section 20. Standards for establishing congressional district boundaries.

SECTION 20.Standards for establishing congressional district boundaries.

In establishing congressional district boundaries:

  1. No apportionment plan or individual district shall be drawn with the intent to favor or disfavor a political party or an incumbent.; and dDistricts shall not be drawn with the intent or result of denying or abridging the equal opportunity of racial or language minorities to participate in the political process or to diminish their ability to elect representatives of their choice.; and dDistricts shall be drawn such that each district has an equivalent number of Electors residing within its boundaries and no less than the top three candidates receiving votes in a district will become Members of the United States House of Representatives. consist of contiguous territory.
  2. The State of Florida retains the right to establish congressional districts and elect its representatives in a manner that reflects, as nearly as is possible, the composition of the electorate and the expressed will of the people. Representatives therefore shall be elected from multi-member districts with no winner-take-all outcomes, in order to better ensure the interests of a minority of people are fairly represented in Florida's congressional delegation. Unless compliance with the standards in this subsection conflicts with the standards in subsection (a) or with federal law, districts shall be as nearly equal in population as is practicable; districts shall be compact; and districts shall, where feasible, utilize existing political and geographical boundaries.
  3. No public funds shall be expended for any primary election or similar process to select the nominee of a political party to run as a candidate for election to Congress The order in which the standards within subsections (a) and (b) of this section are set forth shall not be read to establish any priority of one standard over the other within that subsection.