Title II, State Organization

The boundary lines of Marion County are as follows: Beginning in the thread of the Withlacoochee River, at the range line dividing ranges seventeen and eighteen east; thence north to the township line dividing townships fourteen and fifteen south; thence east on said township lin…

The boundary lines of Martin County are as follows: Beginning at the northwest corner of township thirty-eight south, range thirty-seven east; thence east, concurrent with the south boundary line of St. Lucie County, to the southwest corner of section thirty-one, township thirty-…

So much of the State of Florida as is situated south of the County of Collier and west or south of the County of Miami-Dade, constitutes the County of Monroe.History.—s. 1, July 3, 1823; s. 1, ch. 922, 1858; s. 2, ch. 1592, 1866; ss. 1, 5, ch. 1998, 1874; s. 1, ch. 8769, 1887; RS…

The boundary lines of Nassau County are as follows: Beginning at the mouth of the Nassau River; thence northwesterly up the thread of the main stream of said river to the run of Thomas Swamp; thence southwesterly up the run of said swamp to where it would intersect the prolongati…

The boundary lines of Okaloosa County are as follows: Beginning on the Alabama state line where same is intersected by range line dividing ranges twenty-five and twenty-six west; thence east on said state line to the intersection of said state line with the range line dividing ra…

The boundary lines of Okeechobee County are as follows: Beginning at the northeast corner of section one, township thirty-four south, range thirty-six east; thence west six miles to the northwest corner of township thirty-four south, range thirty-six east; thence north to the nor…

The boundary lines of Orange County are as follows: Beginning at the intersection of the range line dividing ranges twenty-six and twenty-seven east, with the township line dividing townships twenty-four and twenty-five south; thence north to the waters of Lake Apopka; thence nor…

The boundaries of Osceola County are as follows: Beginning at the northwest corner of township twenty-five south, range twenty-seven east; thence east on said township line to the northeast corner of township twenty-five south, range thirty-four east; thence south on the range li…

The boundary lines of Palm Beach County are as follows: Beginning on the east boundary of Florida at a point where the south boundary of township forty-seven south, of range forty-three east, produced easterly would intersect the same; thence westerly on said township line to its…

The boundary lines of Pasco County are as follows: Beginning at the intersection of the section line between sections thirty-three and thirty-four of township twenty-six south, of range twenty-two east, with the township line between townships twenty-six and twenty-seven south, o…

The boundary lines of Pinellas County are as follows: Beginning at a point where the line dividing townships twenty-six and twenty-seven south if projected in a westerly direction intersects with the western boundary of the jurisdictional waters of the State of Florida in the Gul…

The boundary lines of Polk County are as follows: Beginning at a point where the range line between ranges twenty-two and twenty-three east is intersected by the township line between townships thirty-two and thirty-three south; thence east on said township line to the west bank …

The boundary lines of Putnam County are as follows: Beginning at a point on the south side of the Oklawaha River at low watermark where the range line dividing ranges twenty-four and twenty-five east, township eleven south, crosses said river; thence south on said range line to w…

The boundary lines of Santa Rosa County are as follows: Beginning at the Alabama line, where said line crosses the Escambia River; thence down the thread of said river to Escambia Bay; thence along said bay to Deer Point, at the intersection of Santa Rosa Sound with said bay; the…

The boundary lines of Sarasota County are as follows: Beginning in the Gulf of America at a point on a prolongation of the township line between townships thirty-five and thirty-six south; thence east on said prolongation and said line to the southeast corner of township thirty-f…

The boundary lines of Seminole County are as follows: Beginning in the center of Wekiva River and in the center of the St. Johns River, at the place where the Wekiva River discharges its waters into the St. Johns River; thence through the thread of the said Wekiva River in a sout…

The boundary lines of St. Johns County are as follows: Beginning at a point on the Atlantic coast, at a point where the section line between ten and fifteen, in township three south of range twenty-nine east, intersects the said Atlantic coast; thence west on the said section lin…

The boundary lines of St. Lucie County are as follows: Beginning on the eastern boundary of the State of Florida at a point where the north section line of section thirteen, township thirty-seven south, range forty-one east, produced easterly, would intersect the same; thence wes…

The boundary lines of Sumter County are as follows: Beginning at the intersection of the township line dividing townships seventeen and eighteen south, with the range line dividing ranges twenty-three and twenty-four east; thence west on said township line to the thread of the Wi…

The boundary lines of Suwannee County are as follows: Beginning in the thread of the Suwannee River where the section line dividing sections two and three in township two south, of range fifteen east, crosses said river; thence south on said section line across townships two, thr…

The boundary lines of Taylor County are as follows: Beginning in the mouth of the Big Aucilla River; thence northerly, concurrent with the east boundary of Jefferson County, along the thread of said river to where same is intersected by the middle line of township two south, rang…

The boundary lines of Union County are as follows: Beginning at the mouth of the Olustee Creek; thence northerly up the thread of said creek to a point where said creek is intersected by the middle line of township four south, range eighteen east; thence east on said middle towns…

Beginning at a point where the southerly boundary of the Domingo Acosta Grant, also known as section thirty-eight, township thirteen south, range twenty-seven east (said Acosta Grant lying and being in Putnam County) intersects the easterly shore of Lake George, said point being …

The boundary lines of Wakulla County are as follows: Beginning on the range line between ranges two and three east where the same strikes the Gulf of America; thence north on said range line to the north boundary of section thirty-six, township two south, range two east; thence d…

The boundary lines of Walton County are as follows: Beginning on the Alabama state line where same is intersected by the line dividing centrally range eighteen west; thence south on the section lines to the line dividing townships two and three north, in range eighteen west; then…

The boundary lines of Washington County are as follows: Beginning on the Choctawhatchee River on the line dividing townships four and five north; thence east on said township line to northwest corner of section four in township four north, thence east on said township line to nor…

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 congressional redistricting.(1) The following delineation of congressional districts employs areas included within offi…

1For the election of representatives to the United States House of Representatives, the state is divided into 28 consecutively numbered, single-member congressional districts of contiguous territory, to be designated by such numbers as follows:(1) District 1 is composed of:(a) Al…

Any portion of the state which is not stated in this chapter as being included in any district described in this chapter but which is entirely surrounded by a district shall be deemed to be included within the surrounding district. Any portion of the state which is not included i…

If any district described in this chapter 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 all contiguous districts h…

When any new counties are created, such new counties shall become a part of the congressional district in which the territory for such new county is located.History.—s. 6, ch. 6472, 1913; RGS 69; CGL 85; s. 7, ch. 16876, 1935; s. 8, ch. 21975, 1943; s. 10, ch. 26484, 1951.

1The districts named in s. 8.0002 constitute and form the congressional districts of the state, and a representative to the Congress shall be selected in and for each of the congressional districts as provided by law.History.—s. 5, ch. 96-192; s. 5, ch. 2002-12; s. 4, ch. 2012-2;…

A change in the division of the state into congressional districts shall not vacate or otherwise affect the office of any member of a board or council who is serving at the time such change is effected and who was appointed by reference to a congressional district as it existed i…

(1) Geographical information systems maps and block equivalency files representing the boundaries of congressional districts described in this act shall serve as the official maps of the congressional districts of the state. In the event of any conflict between the descriptions o…

1If any provision of this chapter is held invalid with respect to any person or circumstance, or if any congressional district established in this chapter is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter or any other districts establ…

If any provision of this act is held invalid with respect to any person or circumstance, or if any congressional districts established in this act are held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of the act or any other districts established in th…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, state court actions challenging the state’s congressional districts shall be brought only in Leon County.History.—s. 7, ch. 2022-265.

(1) Actions challenging the state’s congressional districts on state constitutional or state law grounds shall be brought exclusively in state court.(2) A state court action challenging the state’s congressional districts may raise any state constitutional or state law claims, an…

The congressional districts prescribed in s. 8.0002 apply with respect to the qualification, nomination, and election to the office of representative to the Congress of the United States in the primary and general elections held in 2026 and thereafter.History.—s. 7, ch. 2002-12; …