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Despite challenges from groups such as the NAACP and Common Cause, the current map was upheld by a panel of judges from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida, which found that, while a partisan gerrymander, there was not sufficient evidence that the maps are a racial gerrymander. [3] List of members of the United ...
Representative Ernest Istook, a Republican from Oklahoma's 5th congressional district, proposed the amendment in the House on May 8, 1997. [31] In March 1998, the House Judiciary Committee passed the bill by a 16–11 vote. [32] On June 4, 1998, the full House voted on the amendment, 224–203 in favor.
Florida's 17th congressional district is an electoral district for the U.S. Congress, located in Southwest Florida. In the 2020 redistricting cycle , the district was shrunk to only include the coastal counties of Sarasota and Charlotte as well as northeastern Lee County , including most of Lehigh Acres .
Moreover, dozens of other amendments were proposed but defeated in the 27 election cycles since 1968, so having only six going before voters makes this year below average for proposed amendments.
Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5. Voters will be faced with 6 constitutional amendment proposals on the ballot.
This includes both expired amendments, those for which the time period set for their consideration ran out, and still pending amendments, those sent to the states without a ratification deadline. Proposals to amend the United States Constitution introduced in but not approved by Congress should be included in Category:Proposed amendments to the ...
The Florida House and Senate have approved their own boundaries, but the congressional plan awaits a court opinion sought by Gov. Ron DeSantis. Florida Legislature moves ahead with redraw of ...
The 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida were held on November 5, 2024, to elect the 28 U.S. representatives from the state of Florida, one from each of the state's congressional districts.