"One Person One Vote"
In 1968 Florida had a population of 6.433 million people and a new Florida State Constitution created a state legislature with 120 representatives and 40 senators. If the people in Florida today were as well represented today as they were in 1968 Florida would have over 400 representatives and 134 senators.
The Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment requires that every person has a right to be equally represented and the people of Florida are not being properly represented.
In 1968 Florida had one representative for every 53,000 people and today has one senator for every 168,000 residents. Florida had one senator for every 160,825 in 1968 and today we have one senator for every 537,000 people.
In order to insure fair and adequate representation in the Florida House of Representatives and Senate the number of representatives and senators must grow in proportion to the increase in the state's population.
Every 10 years Florida should use the census to recalculate the number of state representatives and senators The size of the Assembly Districts should be limited to 50,000 and the size of Senatorial Districts to 150,000.
Comparing Representation in other States
Mississippi 1 rep for every 24.557
Arkansas 1 rep for every 29,782
South Carolina 1 rep for every 39,485
Kentucky 1 rep for every 44,261
Louisiana 1 rep for every 44,383
Alabama 1 rep for every 46,276
Georgia 1 rep for every 56,749
North Carolina 1 rep for every 83,690
Virginia 1 rep for every 83,830
Ohio 1 rep for every 117,307
New York 1 rep for every 131,972
Florida 1 rep for every 168,927
Texas 1 rep for every 183,127
California 1 rep for every 489.310
Every person is every state is supposed to be equally represented
Baker v Carr
Representation in the legislatures of the states Click Here