TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida House and Senate leaders on Monday called a special legislative session to starting Aug. 10 to redraw congressional districts, including District 5, currently held by U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown.
House Speaker Steve Crisafulli and Senate President Andy Gardiner announced that the session would last until August 21.
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DOCUMENT: Special session proclamation
The session was called after the Florida Supreme Court ruled earlier this month that eight districts violated a voter-approved constitutional amendment in 2010 prohibiting political lines from being drawn to favor incumbents or a political party.
The justices gave the Republican-controlled Legislature 100 days to change the boundaries of the eight districts. These changes could affect many more of the state's 27 congressional districts.