TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV/Gray Florida Capital Bureau) - Mid-decade congressional redistricting efforts are moving forward across the country as Republican states consider redrawing district lines to protect party control in Washington.

Florida lawmakers are among those expected to pursue redistricting changes, despite opposition from voting rights groups who say the move would erode public trust in the electoral process.

“It is something that erodes public trust,” said Jacquelya Steele of Equal Ground, a voting advocacy organization.

Voting advocates urged Tallahassee area lawmakers on Monday to keep the state’s congressional map unchanged. Steele said there is no legitimate need for redistricting in Florida.

“There really isn’t a need. The need is coming from Washington, trying to keep

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