Florida Governor DeSantis signs redistricting map one hour after Callais ruling takes effect

Governor Ron DeSantis signed a new Florida congressional map on May 4, 2026, just one hour after the Supreme Court made its Callais ruling effective, ending the stay. The new map projected four additional Republican seats by splitting Democratic-leaning voting blocs in South Florida and the Tampa Bay area. Florida had been the first state to preemptively prepare redistricting legislation in anticipation of the Callais ruling. The signing established a precedent for mid-decade congressional map revisions outside the standard post-census redistricting cycle.