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2024 Election - The Tributary
WEBHome » 2024 Election. Welcome to the 2024 election season. The Tributary has put together this guide to voting in Duval County — and across Florida — so that you have the information you need before the Aug. 20 and Nov. 5 elections. Make a plan now to vote in BOTH elections.
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WEBby Andrew Pantazi September 12, 2024September 12, 2024. The Florida Supreme Court is set to hear a pivotal case today over Gov. Ron DeSantis’ redistricting map, which plaintiffs argue violates the Fair Districts Amendment by dismantling Black voting power in North Florida. The outcome could reshape congressional districts and impact national ...
Jacksonville jail records tenth death for the year, continuing surge ...
WEBAug 9, 2023 · Ten people have died in Duval County jail custody this year, marking the fourth year in a row the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office has seen double-digit deaths at the jail under a private medical provider. Of the 10 deaths, causes are known for two, according to autopsies from the Medical Examiner’s Office. A 35-year-old man died by suicide in ...
Gerrymandering Jacksonville - The Tributary
WEBJan. 18, 2022. Jacksonville City Council's redistricting plans carve neighborhoods, ensuring a majority of Black residents reside in four of the 14 districts. This map shows how the redistricting plan uses surgical precision to divide neighborhoods by race or partisanship. Experts say this might constitute illegal racial gerrymandering.
Court rejects Jacksonville council districts, orders city to use ...
WEBDec 19, 2022 · The new map will affect the coming City Council elections in March 2023. Fourteen of the city’s 19 council members are elected to districts while the other five are elected countywide. Howard previously barred the city from using maps it passed in March because seven of the 14 districts likely violated the Constitution’s 14 th Amendment.
Jacksonville City Council passes new district map after racial ...
WEBNov 4, 2022 · The Jacksonville City Council passed a new district map Friday after a contentious week that at one point saw the same map first fail when it came up for a vote. The new map, which will affect City Council districts and Duval School Board districts, will go to U.S. District Court Judge Marcia Morales Howard to review.
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Duval judge to council: ‘We are an incident away from a federal …
WEBAug 16, 2023 · Goff said the department is taking those appropriate steps, including by asking for a new jail. Federal courts sometimes rule that jail facilities violate inmates’ constitutional rights, sometimes after lawsuits by inmates and sometimes after investigations by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Splitting Jacksonville Neighborhoods - The Tributary
WEBFeb. 15, 2022. Jacksonville City Council's redistricting plans split 47 neighborhoods, dividing communities and making it harder for residents to speak with a cohesive voice. Zoom in to see neighborhood names. Lines represent the city's official neighborhood boundaries. Note: Neighborhood maps and names — including typos — were generated by ...