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In reply to the discussion: "Did you know that while Democrats won 1.1 million more votes in Congressional races in 2012 [View all]csziggy
(34,189 posts)Last fall no one was really sure where the lines were since the court case went on for so long the updated maps were no available until very close to the elections. People who live across the street from each other and who had worked on campaigns together in the past found that this time around they were voting in to different districts. Sure, they could ignore the lines to volunteer for a campaign, but it made it much more complicated for everyone working in the congressional campaigns.
The ONLY way I knew which district I was in was when I called into my supervisor of elections office days before the primaries.
Oh - and here is why Corrine Brown sued - this is what District 5 USED to look like:
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida%27s_5th_congressional_district#2014