The Florida Legislature is mired in the “politics of politics’. Currently, restructuring of legislative districts have led many to proclaim that the fix was in.
Assigning numbers to the 40 districts has proven to be quite the riddle. The Florida state senate staggers it’s elections in an effort to avoid a mass re-election fiasco that results in stagnation of the state’s affairs. As a result; odd numbered districts will allow a senator to serve two more years than an even number district. So, how do you divvy it up? East to west perhaps? That would work if the state were symmetrical. But the panhandle would negate that.
The other option is a lottery. It is certainly the most random. The senate has even consulted with the Florida Lottery regarding the matter. Some Senators made jokes about a bingo-style atmosphere that this has turned in to.
In a state where politics always seem to become an anomaly, the re-districting of the Florida Senate has lived up to that notion. A decision is yet to be made. As far as the courts and everyone else sees it, a lottery may be the answer... But as the saying goes:” You can’t win if you don’t play.”-- Time to play!
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