Chapter 8 Congressional Districts
- 8.0001 Definitions.
In accordance with s. 8(a), Article X of the State Constitution, the United States Decennial Census of 2000 is the official census of the state...
- 8.0002 Division of state into congressional districts.
For the election of representatives to the United States House of Representatives, the state is divided into 25 consecutively numbered, single-member congressional districts of contiguous...
- 8.0111 Inclusion of unlisted territory in contiguous districts.
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...
- 8.0112 Districts with noncontiguous territory.
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...
- 8.02 New counties.
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...
- 8.031 Election of representatives to Congress.
The 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...
- 8.05 Members of governmental agencies appointed pursuant to former district boundaries unaffected by new district boundaries.
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...
- 8.0611 Severability.
If any provision of this chapter is held invalid with respect to any person or circumstance, or if any congressional district established in this chapter...
- 8.07 Applicability.
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...
