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August 25, 2005

Florida Secretary of State rescinds approval on redistricting ballot initiative"

"The Department of State rescinded its approval Thursday of a ballot initiative that would change the way the state's political lines are drawn, saying it is six words too long.

The petition is one of three the Committee for Fair Elections is circulating to ask voters to create an independent redistricting panel and set standards it should follow. The group already has more than 223,000 signatures to put the items on next year's ballot."

The full article is here.

Posted by Randy Riddle at August 25, 2005 08:09 PM