The Florida Senate

¹8.031  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 and for each of the congressional districts as provided by law.

History.--s. 5, ch. 96-192; s. 5, ch. 2002-12.

¹Note.--Section 8, ch. 2002-12, provides that "[e]xcept for this section and section 7, which shall take effect upon this act becoming a law, this act shall take effect upon the expiration of the terms of the representatives to the United States House of Representatives serving on the date that this act becomes a law." Chapter 2002-12 became law on March 27, 2002. Section 1, Art. XX of the United States Constitution provides that the terms of representatives shall end at noon on the 3rd day of January of every second year.