ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Orange County commissioners voted Tuesday to adopt a final map for the county, nearly a year after the passage of a measure to expand the number of commission districts.

In November 2024, voters in Orange County approved the expansion of districts from six to eight.

That vote sparked the creation of the 2025 Mid-Decennial Redistricting Advisory Committee, which was tasked with scrutinizing more than two dozen potential maps submitted to the committee.

Seven months after the formation of the committee, members narrowed down the choices to two maps: Map 1A and Map 7B.

And on Tuesday, well after the sun went down, Orange County commissioners voted 5-2 to approve map 7B.

“I understand why we’re supporting 1A,” District 5 Commissioner Kelly Martinez Semrad said befor

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