Democrats in the Florida House of Representatives are pressing for public hearings on redistricting from locations around the state using Zoom.
Next year, the Republican-led Florida Legislature will create new legislative and congressional districts based on the 2020 census.
The state has a website -- floridaredistricting.gov -- designed to facilitate public access and input. It lets people draw and submit maps of their own.
Rep. Joseph Geller -- the top Democrat on the Redistricting Committee -- wants hearings around the state like they had 10 years ago -- except this time the public could speak over Zoom.
"There' s no reason not to do this," he said during a press conference Monday. "It is my hope that they will yet see the light and that they will allow the public a voice."
Daytona Beach Rep.Tom Leek, who chairs the House committee, could not be reached for comment.
