Florida: Bill taken off ballot

Fri, Jul 9 2010 — Source: The Florida Times-Union

The legal war over redrawing the state’s political boundaries heated up Thursday, with a Leon County judge striking down one constitutional vote on redistricting while another court weighed whether two others should remain on the ballot. The court battles marked the latest in the tussle over what guidelines, if any, should control legislative efforts - generally after the once-a-decade census - to craft new districts for themselves and for the state’s seats in Congress.