No Need to Vote - We have redistricting (Fla)

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http://www.tallahassee.com/mld/tallahassee/news/politics/9166469.htm

I know the next election isn't until Aug. 31.

But for all practical purposes, Election Day comes at noon today for the majority of state House and Senate candidates.

The reason is simple: Despite the fact that Democrats and Republicans are just about evenly matched in terms of registered voters, legislative districts have been drawn to eliminate the competition.

That means, as the noon deadline for candidates to file for elected office comes and goes, many legislative candidates will get the state's version of Ed McMahon, pitchman for Publisher's Clearinghouse: "You may have already won!"