As Republicans in the Legislature set out on mid-decade redistricting, Democrats filed legislation aimed at reducing the amount of politics in drawing lines.

Sen. Shevrin Jones , a Miami Gardens Democrat, and Rep. Daryl Campbell , a Fort Lauderdale Democrat, filed twin bills ( SJR 728 , HJR 619 ) to strip elected officials of their power to draw political boundaries and hand that authority to independent citizen commissions.

“It creates a system, allowing an independent commission to take over redistricting while creating checks and balances among the Legislature — the House and Senate — and the Governor’s Office, making sure no one party is tipping the scale,” Campbell said.

The plan also would forbid mid-decade redistricting, something the Legislature intends to kick off w

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