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Get a  quick lesson on mid-decade redistricting from our Oct. 4 presentation on what it is, why it's happening and what we can do to prevent it

In 2010, over 60% of Florida voters agreed to add Fair District Principles to the Florida Constitution for redistricting purposes. Instead, the Legislature continues with gerrymandering when developing district maps. Learn the history and the League’s fight for Fair Districts!

What can youd do? 

Here are suggested social media posts:
https://lwvbroward.org/docs.ashx?id=1620116

You can email legislators serving on the House Select Committee on Congressional Redistricting:
https://lwvbroward.org/docs.ashx?id=1620117

Say NO to Mid-Decade Redistricting

Letter to Editor published in Sun Sentinel on Sept. 17

The Florida Legislature is pursuing efforts to redraw congressional district maps outside the regular redistricting cycle, following the example of Texas, where President Trump urged Republicans to help him secure five more safe GOP seats there.

This stampede into mid-cycle redistricting is more about power than fairness. I urge my fellow Broward residents to closely follow this issue as it will impact our votes in upcoming elections.

Redistricting is done once a decade to reflect population changes in the last census. The 2021-2022 redistricting cycle conducted constitutionally mandated reapportionment. Preparation has long been underway for the 2030 census.

Rushing it, or doing it in secret, breaks trust with voters and undermines fair representation. It’s a clearly partisan attack to dilute voting power. It’s an unprecedented waste of time, especially when the Legislature should concentrate on affordable housing, property insurance, environmental resiliency and other issues.

Voters — not politicians — should decide who represents us. Redrawing maps for political gain is dangerous, silences our voices and weakens our democracy. Fair maps should be created in ways that are transparent and community-driven. When elected officials rewrite the rules, the public loses. I urge readers to speak up.

With gratitude,

Ally and Suzette

Volunteers are needed to continue the collaboration

with Girl Scouts

The Broward League kicked off its partnership with the Girl Scouts of Southeast Florida at an Aug. 23 event with more than 60 people in attendance.

The event featured a speaker from the Scouts who talked about a study the Girl Scouts had commissioned that found concerning issues girls face, especially with mental health. As a result, this Girl Scout council is reorganizing resources to better support girls, particularly those who have experienced adverse childhood experiences. The event explored solutions beyond the Scouts, too, and one recommendation is that voters talk to their representatives at all levels about better funding for mental health care for our children.

This Florida Girl event was our League's first activity with the local Girl Scouts, which grew out of a national partnership between the two groups. The main focus of the partnership is civics education. This partnership originally was led by Margie Rohrbach and Bonnie Gross. With Margie’s untimely death, we need a few volunteers to form a working group to get our League involved locally.

The program both groups felt met their missions was for League members to work with local Scout troops at various levels on civics-related badges. These include such badges as the fundamentals of democracy, “Behind the Ballot” and public policy and advocacy. For the League, this might be a new service offered and promoted through the Speakers Bureau, but we need a volunteer to help develop an operating plan with the Scouts and then help communicate it to members.