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Florida

A dated list of changes to how Americans vote: district maps, polling places and drop boxes, voting laws and rules, and courts and election officials. Each entry says who did what and when, shows what became of it, and links to the page it rests on. Attempts that failed are listed as failed. Entries that rest on a news report name the outlet.

This is the state view: events recorded for Florida, then national events that apply here. See the national timeline.

Congressional districts in Florida

Choose a district to see the events tagged to it. A number after the district is how many events name it.

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In Florida

2026

  1. Jun 24, 2026 State Maps and lines Withdrawn

    Challengers drop their appeal over Florida's 2026 congressional map

    Democracy Docket's case page for Equal Ground Education Fund v. Byrd lists, under June 24, 2026, that the plaintiffs voluntarily dismissed their appeal pending before the state's First District Court of Appeal. The page lists the Florida Supreme Court's June 10, 2026 denial of their petition and says the 2026 map will be in place for the midterms.

    Related: Leon County judge declines to block the 2026 congressional map for this year's elections · Florida Supreme Court denies a petition to halt use of the 2026 congressional map · Governor signs a new congressional map in a mid-decade special session

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  2. May 26, 2026 State Maps and lines Decided by a court

    Leon County judge declines to block the 2026 congressional map for this year's elections

    Hours after the map was signed, a community group sued in the Second Judicial Circuit in Tallahassee. Judge Joshua Hawkes wrote in a May 26 decision, as quoted by the Florida Record: "Plaintiffs' evidence at this stage is insufficient to support the permissibility of this court forcing the 2022 map onto the electorate in contravention of the duly enacted 2026 map." The case continues on the merits.

    Related: Governor signs a new congressional map in a mid-decade special session

    Source last checked Oct 21, 2026

  3. May 4, 2026 State Maps and lines Enacted

    Governor signs a new congressional map in a mid-decade special session

    On April 15, 2026 the Governor called a special session on redrawing congressional districts. The Legislature passed HB 1-D on April 29, 2026, and the Governor signed the plan into law on May 4, 2026, as Chapter 2026-229. Central Florida Public Media reported that 24 of the state's 28 U.S. House seats favor the Republican Party under the new map, four more than under the previous map.

    Related: Leon County judge declines to block the 2026 congressional map for this year's elections · Florida Supreme Court denies a petition to halt use of the 2026 congressional map

    Source last checked Oct 26, 2026

2025

  1. Jul 17, 2025 State Maps and lines Upheld

    Florida Supreme Court upholds the 2022 congressional map against a Fair Districts challenge over former District 5

    In Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute v. Secretary, Florida Department of State, the Florida Supreme Court wrote, "We uphold our state's congressional districting plan, because the federal Equal Protection Clause prohibits the racially gerrymandered district that the plaintiffs demand." The trial court had declared the 2022 plan unconstitutional; the First District Court of Appeal reversed in 2023. The plaintiffs alleged neither intentional discrimination nor Voting Rights Act violations.

    Congressional districts named: FL-5

    Related: Governor signs SB 2-C establishing Florida's 2022 congressional districts · Voters add the Fair Districts Amendment to the Florida Constitution

    Source last checked Oct 26, 2026

2022

  1. Apr 22, 2022 State Maps and lines Enacted

    Governor signs SB 2-C establishing Florida's 2022 congressional districts

    After a special session, SB 2-C was signed into law on April 22, 2022, establishing the state's congressional districts beginning in 2022. It is Chapter 2022-265, Laws of Florida.

    Related: Governor vetoes the Legislature's 2022 congressional map · Florida Supreme Court upholds the 2022 congressional map against a Fair Districts challenge over former District 5

    Source last checked Oct 26, 2026

  2. Mar 29, 2022 State Maps and lines Vetoed

    Governor vetoes the Legislature's 2022 congressional map

    The Legislature passed CS/SB 102 to establish the state's congressional districts on March 4, 2022. The Governor vetoed it on March 29, 2022 and called a special session to consider a different proposal.

    Related: Governor signs SB 2-C establishing Florida's 2022 congressional districts

    Source last checked Oct 26, 2026

  3. Mar 3, 2022 State Maps and lines Upheld

    Florida Supreme Court declares the 2022 state House and Senate maps valid

    The Legislature passed CS/SJR 100, containing state House and Senate districts, on February 3, 2022. On March 3, 2022 the Florida Supreme Court wrote, "we declare valid the House and Senate apportionment plans in Senate Joint Resolution 100."

    Source last checked Oct 27, 2026

2015

  1. Dec 2, 2015 State Maps and lines Enacted

    Florida Supreme Court approves the remedial congressional map for the rest of the decade

    On December 2, 2015, the Florida Supreme Court wrote, "We approve in full the trial court's 'Order Recommending Adoption of Remedial Map,'" calling its opinion the eighth concerning legislative or congressional apportionment since the Fair Districts Amendment. The map would be used in the 2016 congressional elections and until the next decennial redistricting.

    Related: Florida Supreme Court finds 2012 congressional map tainted by unconstitutional intent and orders five districts redrawn

    Source last checked Oct 26, 2026

  2. Jul 9, 2015 State Maps and lines Decided by a court

    Florida Supreme Court finds 2012 congressional map tainted by unconstitutional intent and orders five districts redrawn

    In League of Women Voters of Florida v. Detzner, the Florida Supreme Court affirmed the trial court's finding that the 2012 redistricting process and map were "taint[ed]" by unconstitutional intent to favor the Republican Party and incumbent lawmakers, but reversed the order upholding the Legislature's remedial plan. It directed that Districts 5, 13, 14, 26 and 27 be redrawn.

    Congressional districts named: FL-5, FL-13, FL-14, FL-26, FL-27

    Related: Voters add the Fair Districts Amendment to the Florida Constitution · Florida Supreme Court approves the remedial congressional map for the rest of the decade

    Source last checked Oct 26, 2026

2012

  1. Mar 9, 2012 State Maps and lines Struck down

    Florida Supreme Court declares the 2012 Senate map invalid and the House map valid under the Fair Districts Amendment

    On March 9, 2012, in In re Senate Joint Resolution of Legislative Apportionment 1176 (No. SC12-1, 83 So. 3d 597), the Florida Supreme Court wrote: "we declare the plan apportioning districts for the Florida House of Representatives to be constitutionally valid under the Florida Constitution. We declare the plan apportioning the districts for the Florida Senate to be constitutionally invalid." It concluded the Senate plan was facially invalid under article III, section 21, said the House plan could be severed from the Senate plan, and directed the Legislature to adopt a new joint resolution of apportionment for the Senate.

    Related: Voters add the Fair Districts Amendment to the Florida Constitution

    Source last checked Oct 21, 2026

2010

  1. 2010 State Maps and lines Enacted

    Voters add the Fair Districts Amendment to the Florida Constitution

    Florida voters approved the Fair Districts Amendment in 2010. It bars drawing congressional and legislative districts "with the intent to favor or disfavor a political party or an incumbent," and bars districts drawn "to diminish [racial and language minorities'] ability to elect representatives of their choice," according to the Florida Supreme Court.

    Related: Florida Supreme Court finds 2012 congressional map tainted by unconstitutional intent and orders five districts redrawn · Florida Supreme Court upholds the 2022 congressional map against a Fair Districts challenge over former District 5

    Source last checked Oct 26, 2026

2009

  1. Oct 26, 2009 County Maps and lines Settled

    Court enters consent decree replacing Lake Park at-large commission elections

    The Justice Department filed a complaint on March 31, 2009, against the Town of Lake Park in Palm Beach County, Florida, alleging that its at-large system of electing commissioners violated Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. On October 26, 2009, the court entered a consent judgment and decree replacing the at-large method with a limited voting plan providing for the election of four commissioners with concurrent terms.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

2008

  1. Apr 23, 2008 County Maps and lines Settled

    Court approves consent judgment on Osceola County school board districts

    The Justice Department filed a complaint on April 16, 2008, simultaneously with an agreement, alleging under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act that the boundaries of the school board's single-member districts diluted Hispanic voting strength. On April 23, 2008, the court approved a consent judgment and decree providing for a new plan that includes one district with a Hispanic voter registration majority.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

2006

  1. Oct 18, 2006 County Maps and lines Decided by a court

    Court rules Osceola County at-large commission elections violated Section 2

    The Justice Department filed a complaint on July 18, 2005, challenging the at-large system for electing Osceola County's Board of Commissioners under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. On June 26, 2006, the court granted a preliminary injunction against the scheduled 2006 county commission elections. On October 18, 2006, after trial, the court issued a memorandum opinion ruling that the at-large method violated Section 2, and on December 8, 2006, it entered a remedial order adopting a five single-member district map submitted by the United States and agreed to by the parties.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

2002

  1. Jul 1, 2002 State Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects to the 2002 Florida House redistricting plan

    Reviewing House Joint Resolution 1987 (2002) under Section 5, the Justice Department wrote that it could not conclude the State had met its burden and that "On behalf of the Attorney General, I must object to the 2002 redistricting plan for the Florida House of Representatives." The letter discusses Hispanic voters in proposed House District 101 in Collier County.

    Related: Voting Rights Act of 1965 signed into law

    Source last checked Oct 26, 2026

1992

  1. Jun 16, 1992 State Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects to part of the 1992 Florida Senate plan in the Hillsborough area

    Reviewing the 1992 legislative plans only as they affect Collier, Hardee, Hendry, Hillsborough and Monroe counties, the Justice Department did not object to the House plan, but wrote: "I must object to the 1992 redistricting plan for the Florida State Senate to the extent that it incorporates the proposed configurations for the area discussed above." The discussion concerned minority populations in the Tampa and St. Petersburg areas.

    Related: Voting Rights Act of 1965 signed into law

    Source last checked Oct 26, 2026

1984

  1. Aug 20, 1984 County Maps and lines Blocked by federal objection

    Justice Department objects to parts of Hillsborough County's home rule charter and commissioner districts

    Under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, the Justice Department reviewed Hillsborough County's home rule charter, a districting plan, an increase in county commissioners from five to seven, a change to four single-member districts and three at-large seats, and transfer of powers from the legislative delegation to the county commission. The letter states, "I must object to the transfer of legislative powers and other related changes." The Department's listing carries the note "Withdrawn 1-4-85."

    Related: Voting Rights Act of 1965 signed into law

    Source last checked Oct 26, 2026

Nationwide

2026

  1. Sep 10, 2026 National Maps and lines Proposed

    Census Bureau proposes residence criteria for the 2030 census that would exclude some noncitizens from the apportionment count

    On September 10, 2026 the Census Bureau, an agency of the Department of Commerce, published a proposed rule in the Federal Register (91 FR 57524, Docket No. 260903-0005, RIN 0607-AA75) that would add two new parts to the Code of Federal Regulations: residence criteria for the decennial census, and standards and restrictions for demographic questions on the census questionnaire. On residence, the notice states that "the Census Bureau proposes to include lawful permanent residents within the apportionment base, while excluding from the apportionment base illegal aliens and aliens whose legal status is less durable and indefinite in length than lawful permanent resident status," and says it is considering using administrative records to determine legal status. The comment period, first set to end October 13, 2026, was extended to November 2, 2026 by a notice published October 5, 2026. Al Jazeera and CNBC reported on the proposal, and CNBC reported that opponents expect litigation.

    Source last checked Oct 22, 2026

2021

  1. Aug 12, 2021 National Maps and lines Settled

    Census Bureau releases 2020 redistricting data for states

    On August 12, 2021, the Census Bureau released the 2020 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File, which it described as delivering data for states to begin redistricting. On September 16, 2021, it released the same data in an easier-to-use format on data.census.gov and delivered a toolkit to states.

    Source last checked Oct 22, 2026

  2. Apr 26, 2021 National Maps and lines Settled

    Census Bureau announces 2020 Census apportionment results

    On April 26, 2021, the Census Bureau announced that the 2020 Census resident population of the United States on April 1, 2020 was 331,449,281, and that Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo delivered the population counts used for apportionment of the U.S. House to the President.

    Source last checked Oct 20, 2026

1967

  1. Dec 14, 1967 National Maps and lines Enacted

    Congress requires single-member congressional districts (Public Law 90-196)

    Public Law 90-196, approved December 14, 1967, provides that in each state entitled to more than one Representative "there shall be established by law a number of districts equal to the number of Representatives to which such State is so entitled," with "no district to elect more than one Representative."

    Source last checked Oct 20, 2026

How this timeline is built

Every entry rests on at least one source that was opened and read, and that source states the date and the fact. Courts, legislatures, election offices, the Justice Department, the Census Bureau, the Federal Register and Congress.gov come first. A news report is used only when no official page states the fact, and it is labeled with the outlet's name. Encyclopedias are not used as sources. History starts in 1965 with the Voting Rights Act. County names come from the Census Bureau's 2024 Gazetteer. Congressional district numbers are those in use for the 2026 election; an event is tagged to a district only when its source names that congressional district.

When a later event changes an earlier one, such as a law later struck down, both entries are listed and point to each other. This page does not predict outcomes or say which party a change helps. U.S. House maps for 2026 · Back to the 2026 voting center.