public, permitted the public to submit proposed redistricting plans for consideration, and conducted formal committee and subcommittee meetings in public view. (R77:10,137; Ex. LD-34A; Ex. LD-34B; Ex. LD-34C.) The Legislature later defended its redistricting plans by representing to the trial court and to this Court that the process was open and transparent. (R77:10,137; T5:528, 550-52; T6:644-45.) See Senate Ini. Br. in SC12-1 at 1-2 (representing that the 2012 redistricting process was “open, fair, and inclusive,” involved “extraordinary public participation,” and was praised for its “fairness and openness”); House Ini. Br. in SC12-1 at 2-3 (detailing alleged “public input” and “outreach” in redistricting process). Taking the Legislature at its word when conducting its facial review, this Court commended the Legislature for its ostensible efforts at public participation. Apportionment I, 83 So. 3d at 664. Collusion with Partisan Operatives to Subvert the Open Process In December 2010, Cannon authorized a meeting at the Republican Party of Florida (“RPOF”) headquarters between partisan operatives and the legislative staffers and attorneys overseeing the redistricting process. (T7:852-53; R86: 11,311.) The following individuals from the Legislature attended: (1) Alex Kelly, staff director for the House Redistricting Committee; (2) Chris Clark, chief legislative aide for current Senate President Don Gaetz, who was then Chairman of the Senate Committee on Reapportionment; and (3) counsel for the House and Senate. 8