Jacksonville City Council will vote and likely approve new local district maps Tuesday evening, but community activists are vowing to sue because they claim the maps dilute Black voting power in Duval County.
“The Jacksonville City Council had an opportunity to make a touchdown,” said Ben Frazier, head of the Northside Coalition, ahead of Tuesday’s city council meeting.
“That is patently unfair because it dilutes Black voting strengths in all the other city council districts,” said Frazier. University of North Florida political science professor Dr. Michael Binder largely agreed with Dennis’ assessment.
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