10 sections in this chapter.
Fla. Stat. § 10.001 Legislative representation
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Beginning with the general election held in the second year following each decennial census, the representation of the people of Florida in the Florida Legislature shall be as set forth earlier in such year by the Legislature by joint resolution or by the Supreme Court by order, …
Fla. Stat. § 10.201 Official census for apportionment; definitions
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(1) In accordance with s. 8(a), Art. X of the State Constitution, the United States Decennial Census of 2020 is the official census of the state for the purposes of this joint resolution.(2) The following delineation of representative and senatorial districts employs areas includ…
Fla. Stat. § 10.202 Representative districts
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For the election of members to the House of Representatives of this state, the state is apportioned into 120 consecutively numbered, single-member, representative districts of contiguous territory, to be designated by such numbers as follows:(1) District 1 is composed of:(a) That…
Fla. Stat. § 10.203 Senatorial districts
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For the election of members to the Senate of this state, the state is apportioned into 40 consecutively numbered, single-member senatorial districts of contiguous territory, to be designated by such numbers as follows:(1) District 1 is composed of:(a) All of Escambia County.(b) A…
Fla. Stat. § 10.204 Territory not specified for inclusion in any district
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Any portion of the state which is not stated in this joint resolution as being included in any district described in this joint resolution but which is entirely surrounded by a district shall be deemed to be included within the surrounding district. Any portion of the state which…
Fla. Stat. § 10.205 Territory specified for inclusion in one district which is noncontiguous
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If any district described in this joint resolution is composed of noncontiguous territory, the noncontiguous portion that has the least population shall be included in the district that is contiguous to such portion and that has the least population; however, if every district co…
Fla. Stat. § 10.206 Districts to constitute representative and senatorial districts of state
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The districts created by this joint resolution constitute and form the representative and senatorial districts of the state, and members of the Legislature shall be elected in and for these representative and senatorial districts as provided by law.
Fla. Stat. § 10.207 Electronic maps to serve as the official maps of representative and senatorial districts; availability
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(1) Geographical information systems maps and block equivalency files representing the boundaries of representative and senatorial districts described in this joint resolution shall serve as the official maps of the representative and senatorial districts of the state. In the eve…
Fla. Stat. § 10.208 Severability
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If any provision of this joint resolution or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, or if any representative or senatorial district established in this joint resolution is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or application…
Fla. Stat. § 10.209 Applicability
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This joint resolution applies with respect to the qualification, nomination, and election of members of the Legislature in the primary and general elections held in 2022 and thereafter.