A federal judge considers whether to throw out Jacksonville's newly-drawn city council and school board district map. A lawsuit alleges the maps are unconstitutionally gerrymandered by race.
The suit alleges the city council sought to maximize the number of Black voters in council districts 7, 8, 9 and 10 -- ensuring some neighboring districts had artificially high white populations while ignoring neighborhood boundaries.“What we want to see is Black voters who have some impact on the body politics of Jacksonville,” Frazier said. “Right now you’ve got white city councilmen who don’t have listen to us.
“If I walk one block from home, I will cross into two different districts,” Franklin said. “But because of the color of my skin I am being prevented from voting with my neighbors for the best interest of our shared home.”
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