Redistricting financial statements revised

Feb 18, 2009 1 min read

TALLAHASSEE (AP) – State economists have revised financial statements for two proposed state constitutional amendments on legislative and congressional redistricting.

The Florida Supreme Court last month agreed the proposals, which are designed to prevent political favoritism, could go on the 2010 ballot if they get enough signatures.

The justices, though, rejected financial statements predicting they would cost the state “millions of dollars,” calling that forecast vague and misleading.

The economists Wednesday submitted new statements saying costs cannot be precisely determined but that they could go up if the amendments cause more litigation than usual over redistricting.