Who is behind FairDistricts Amendments 5 and 6?
Amendments 5 & 6 were put on the ballot by voters across the state who signed 1.7 million petitions. The signature gathering was coordinated by FairDistrictsFlorida.org, a non-partisan coalition of Florida citizens and organizations. Organizations who support the amendments include the League of Women Voters, the NAACP, Democracia Ahora, The Florida Association of Counties, The Florida League of Cities, the Florida League of Mayors, The Florida Association of School Boards, The Florida Black Legislative Caucus and The Florida Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials. The Chairman of FairDistricts is former Miami Mayor Manny Diaz (I). Co-chairs are: attorney and former Judge Thom Rumberger (R), Former Assistant Secretary of the Interior Nat Reed (R), former State Comptroller Bob Milligan(R), Former Senator and Governor Bob Graham (D), former State Attorney and Attorney General Janet Reno (D) and former state Senator and Lt. Gov. Candidate Daryl Jones (D). Miami lawyer Ellen Freidin, the
