HomeMy WebLinkAboutM-85-0515BLACK CITIZENS RESPONSE
TO
PROPOSED PLAN FOR RE -DISTRICTING
I Rationale
A. City's proposed re -districting plan is designed to
totally contain and dilute Miami's Black voting
strength by jerrymandering and including a dispropor-
tionate number of voters into one district (#I);
B. City's plan violates court precedents regarding the
concept and law of district compactness;
C. City plan flagrantly violatescourt rulings regarding
re -districting by blatlantly dividing a voting
c orrmu n i t y;
D. City plans promotes an at -large voting scheme which
would mitigate against Miami's Black community at
large voting schemes are synonymous to "majority takes
all."
E. Therefore,on behalf of a group of concerned Black
citizens, I am recommending that you abandon the
proposed re -districting plan and consider an alternative
plan which would more appropriately adhere to court
precedents and offer Miami's Black voting communities
a fair and reasonable opportunity to elect candidates
y.. of their choice.
This substitute re -district plan recorrmends that the
city's electorate be divided into 6 districts with each
.': having approximately 20,000 regional voters, vs. the
city plan which calls for four districts with 30,000
voters each and additionally two at large seats plus
a Mayor. The Candidate for office of Major would be
the only candidate required to run -at -large.
Contact: Mr. Ray Fauntroy
634-6017
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DISTRICT SUMMARY
District
I
District
II
District
III
District
IV
District
V
District
VI
BLACK PERCENTAGES
District
I
District
II
District
V
District I
Pct
Total
450
1079
451
1614
449
1582
454
380
471
1620
470
2147
469
1898
467
1435
468
2075
447
1573
448
749
604
1800
605
1974
19,M
19,926
21,327
20,066
19,650
21,581
19,916
86%
60%
25%
Blk
1072
1605
1576
1607
2127
1873
1417
2020
1564
742
462
1089
17-5M
86%
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Vistrict II
445
444
472
473
474
606
607
621
622
626
409
433
434
442
443
476
475
477
District III
608
620
619
623
656
813
814
818
830
832
833
840
841
Total
937
1706
1197
1310
1623
1206
1275
1514
1193
859
807
1001
1260
1257
1101
495
1192
1394
21v 3 Z'T
1615
1406
406
1898
1394
1999
2444
1781
1896
1675
1894
1805
1868
21,
Blk
659
1489
1025
1183
1312
287
1072
1506
1184
544
359
805
144
125
177
589
227
80
12I,7 —
60%
130
120
164
1671
109
24
28
11
33
145
1641
5
990
51m
25% Blk
District IV
314
1441
315
1686
316
1956
317
1102
601
2181
664
1632
632
2158
663
462
633
2349
631
1291
630
1291
634
1126
635
1391
20,'W
District V
661
2057
804
2217
805
1900
821
2473
829
1398
820
1769
807
1515
819
883
808
949
809
933
810
1S26
834
602
19
District VI
Total
811
979
812
1866
628
1138
627
671
629
2152
625
874
636
1956
637
1495
638
1597
639
829
6S7
1142
658
1112
659
1062
640
941
660
1836
19"m
29
Blk
4
40
229
152
361
521
47
10
73
30
54
17
8
720
17
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CITY LIMITS
RE -DISTRICTING PROPOSAL BY BLACK CITIZENS MWITTEE
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