{"id":3489,"date":"2022-05-05T23:42:01","date_gmt":"2022-05-06T03:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.duvaldems.org\/?p=3489"},"modified":"2022-05-05T23:43:44","modified_gmt":"2022-05-06T03:43:44","slug":"council-maps-challenged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.duvaldems.org\/council-maps-challenged\/","title":{"rendered":"Duval Dems Chair Applauds Lawsuit Challenging City Council Maps"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3489\" class=\"elementor elementor-3489\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f29577f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"f29577f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b780269\" data-id=\"b780269\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e7f59a elementor-widget elementor-widget-qi_addons_for_elementor_banner\" data-id=\"8e7f59a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"qi_addons_for_elementor_banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m  qodef-qi-banner qodef-layout--standard qodef-vertical--middle qodef-horizontal--center qodef-image--hover-zoom \">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-m-image\">\n\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duvaldems.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/BACKGROUND-ARTICLES.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"background articles\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.duvaldems.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/BACKGROUND-ARTICLES.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.duvaldems.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/BACKGROUND-ARTICLES-300x39.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.duvaldems.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/BACKGROUND-ARTICLES-1024x133.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.duvaldems.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/BACKGROUND-ARTICLES-768x100.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.duvaldems.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/BACKGROUND-ARTICLES-1536x200.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.duvaldems.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/BACKGROUND-ARTICLES-700x91.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"qodef-m-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-m-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"qodef-m-title\">\n\t\tDuval Dems Chair Applauds Lawsuit Challenging City Council Maps\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a9af04e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"a9af04e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dec1ffb\" data-id=\"dec1ffb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b5d59d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b5d59d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 07-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>In response to the expected filing of a lawsuit challenging Jacksonville City Council\u2019s gerrymandered maps, <strong>Duval County Democratic Party Chair Daniel Henry<\/strong> released the following statement:<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>JACKSONVILLE, FL<\/strong> \u2014 \u201cI applaud the parties that will file a redistricting lawsuit, challenging Jacksonville\u2019s city council maps. From the beginning, the party has advocated for fair maps that protect the rights of residents to have a voice in their local government.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u201cCity Council, however, chose to silence those voices with racially gerrymandered maps that dilute the voting power of African Americans and perpetuates another decade of disenfranchisement. Their actions, intended or not, can not stand.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In response to the expected filing of a lawsuit challenging Jacksonville City Council\u2019s gerrymandered maps, Duval County Democratic Party Chair Daniel Henry released the following statement: \u00a0 JACKSONVILLE, FL \u2014 \u201cI applaud the parties that will file a redistricting lawsuit, challenging Jacksonville\u2019s city council maps&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3491,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_header_footer","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"Duval Dems Chair Applauds Lawsuit Challenging City Council Maps","_seopress_titles_desc":"City Council chose to racially gerrymandered maps that dilute the voting power of African Americans. 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