There is still much confusion currently over who can run in what district and who voters can cast a ballot for.
It all stems from redistricting, which continues to be battled out in court.
The upcoming city election will be drawing a lot of attention — not only for the various races, but it could change the political makeup of Jacksonville. That’s because minority voters are now spread across more districts, making the districts more competitive. They had been packed into four districts, but the court rejected that map, replacing it with another.
And while the maps are still being mulled over by federal judges and lawyers, there’s the looming election, and in one case, the new maps leave a district with no current candidates. With the redistricting situation, there has been a lot of focus on the Northside districts, but there are problems in other areas of town — like District 14, which includes Naval Air Station Jacksonville and stretches to the Argyle Forest area. Right now, there are people running in that district, but under the new map, which wasNews4JAX on Thursday contacted most of the District 14 candidates to see what they plan to do.
It’s up to a federal judge to rule on that — and up to an appeals court to decide whether a different map would be used entirely.Last week,
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