CLEARWATER, Fla. (WFLA) — This week, several voters asked the Pinellas County Legislative Delegation to press the pause button involving redistricting.

Voting rights advocate Simon Adams was one of them.

“We are saying 'no' to redistricting, especially a mid-decade redistrict,” Adams said.

Adams is a field manager with the group Equal Ground.

The organization along with residents want state lawmakers to hold off until after the 2030 census. That would give residents more time to contact lawmakers.

“Having a diverse set of input in the map rather than it just coming top to bottom from the legislature,” Adams said.

Adams, alongside Black voters, are still concerned over the most recent redistricting efforts.

“In 2022, when we did a redistricting, we saw a huge flip of power, and we sa

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