adopt a remedial plan (1) offered by Plaintiffs, (2) drawn by the court, or (3) drawn
by an independent expert. (SR14:1940.) Alternatively, Plaintiffs urged the trial
court to issue specific guidance to the Legislature if it was to be allowed to draw
the remedial plan. (SR14:1952-54.) Plaintiffs also requested adjustment of election
deadlines for the 2014 election to ensure that Florida’s citizens would not be forced
to vote again in unconstitutional districts. (SR14: 1941-44.)
Following an evidentiary hearing, on August 1, 2014, the trial court denied
the Legislature’s request to defer any remedy until after the 2014 election, but
permitted it to redraw the congressional plan. (SR3:230-35.) Declining to issue
specific instructions, the trial court ordered the Legislature to adopt a remedial plan
by August 15, 2014. (SR3:234.)
After the Legislature convened a special session and adopted a new plan that
revised Districts 5 and 10 (the “Revised Plan”), Plaintiffs filed objections contending that this new plan was as unconstitutional as the first; the trial court conducted
an evidentiary hearing on August 20, 2014. (SR16:2186; SR20:2583-2716.) Two
days later, the court issued an order overruling Plaintiffs’ objections and adopting
the Revised Plan. (SR16:2306-09.) Because there was inadequate time to affect the
2014 elections and a special election was not feasible, the trial court ordered that
the 2014 elections proceed under the invalidated 2012 Congressional Plan, with the
Revised Plan to go into effect for the 2016 elections. (SR16:2309.)
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