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House panel clears Jose Oliva map for state Senate districts

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The House redistricting panel on Monday OK’d along party lines a map filed by its chair to redraw the state Senate districts. The Select Committee on Redistricting voted out the map that chair Jose Oliva, a Miami Lakes Republican, had said borrows from the plaintiffs’ proposal. The full House will next take up that map in its Tuesday floor session, scheduled for 3 p.m. But committee Democrats still complained about voting data used for map-making not being updated and about map-drawing…

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House files its own Senate district map

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State Rep. Jose Oliva, chairman of the House of Representatives redistricting panel, on Friday filed a plan to redraw the state Senate districts that he said borrows from the plaintiffs’ proposal. That map now will be considered as an amendment to the map sent over by the Senate on Wednesday. Oliva’s Select Committee on Redistricting meets noon to 4 p.m. Monday, the House website shows. State Sen. Bill Galvano, who leads redistricting efforts in that chamber, said his staff is reviewing the House…

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Senate passes new district map, sends to House

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The Florida Senate on Wednesday passed its redrawn district map by a close vote of 22-18, with all 14 Democrats and four Republicans opposed. It’s now up to the House of Representatives to OK the map as is or change it and send it back as the Special Session clock ticks to an end. “We now have a map from the Senate and a great deal of information that the House will consider,” said Michael Williams, spokesman for House Speaker Steve Crisafulli. It…

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