The state senate is scheduled to vote on the new redistricting maps Tuesday. And several voter-rights groups are not pleased with the senate's options.

The League of Women Voters is one the groups opposed to the new maps. President of the Bay County League says the organization even proposed their own options, which were quickly ignored and denied.

"We have no interest other than fair, free, open elections and it begins with fair districting which we don't think has happened," said President of the Bay County League, Jamie Shepard.

After each U.S. Census, the state legislature is required to redraw the Florida’s house and senate districts as well as the congressional boundaries. Lawmakers sponsored a series of public hearings last year to gather input from voters across the state. The senate initially caught a lot of heat for not having proposed maps ready for the legislative tour. Once they were revealed, the League of Women's Voters and others criticized the proposed redistricting maps.

"The league and its partners, felt that these maps did not comply with the specifications set forth in the new constitution by these amendments. That they were not appropriate, compact, contiguous and representing common boundaries and giving enough emphasis to people. In short, they didn't preclude gerrymandering and that's unfortunate," said Shepard.

On January 12th the league sent a letter to Redistricting Committee Chairman, Senator Don Gaetz, expressing frustration that the maps the league proposed will not be considered.

"The league was profoundly disappointed that despite receiving the leagues plans in advance of the amendment filing deadlines, our plans were not presented to the senates reapportionment committee and they will not be presented on the senate floor as a result. So no plans, no differing views other than the ones that were drawn by Gaetz's committee will be allowed to be heard on the senate floor tomorrow and we think that's a travesty of justice," said Shepard.

Critics of the senate's maps say they violate constitutional amendments 5 and 6 that voters passed in 2010. Those amendments ban lawmakers from drawing maps that in essence protect the seats of incumbents or favor one political party over others.