Florida Democrats Applauds U.S. Justice Department’s Preclearance of Fair District Amendments
Florida Democrats:
"Florida Democratic Party Chairman Rod Smith released the following statement applauding the U.S. Justice Department approval of the Fair District Amendments for preclearance. Chairman Smith submitted the Florida Democratic Party’s support of preclearance for the amendments on April 26th, 2011 to the U.S. Justice Department.
“I would like to applaud the U.S. Justice Department for approving the Fair District Amendments through the preclearance process.
“Last fall, Florida’s voters enshrined standards of fairness in the Florida Constitution when nearly 63% of voters supported the Fair District Amendments."