Florida lawmakers take their first steps Monday toward redrawing political boundaries in the nation’s biggest presidential swing state, but voters’ groups are already testing the Republican-led Legislature, the Herald-Tribune reports. A coalition led by organizers of the Fair Districts amendments in the state constitution is calling on lawmakers to use current, court-approved congressional and state Senate districts as the baseline for whatever changes are made during the redrawing of new maps. While the initial gatherings likely will only touch generally on the task ahead for lawmakers, redistricting is certain to dominate the two-month session.

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