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Miami-Dade County After judge’s gerrymandering finding, Miami (finally) agrees on new voting map By Tess Riski May 23, 2024 6:48 PM ...
MIAMI - The City of Miami is fighting back against a judge's ruling that said commissioners drew a voting map based on race and ethnicity. In 2022, voting rights activists sued Miami over the new map.
Miami’s attorneys wrote that city’s June map met legal standards, and the lawyers representing the community groups took too long to challenge the 2022 maps.
Miami City Commissioners approved this voting map on June 14, 2023, in response to a court order to change district boundaries as part of a lawsuit challenging the city’s redistricting process ...
Miami city commissioners have selected a new district map that they contend complies with the U.S. Constitution — but local activists have already indicated they will file an objection to it.
In a last-minute move, an appeals court has allowed the city of Miami to hold off on adopting a new voting map ahead of November's elections, after a ruling in a racial gerrymandering lawsuit.