On February 5, two Florida voters filed a lawsuit in the State Supreme Court asking the court to force Governor Ron DeSantis to explain by what authority he proclaimed that “2026 is a year in which the legislature will apportion the State”. The lawsuit acknowledges that the Governor has the right to call the legislature into special session, but that he overstpped his authority when he declared that redistricting will happen.

Also, the lawsuit challenges the decision by the Secretary of State (who is appointed by the Governor) to have already issued a directive putting special ballot access rules into effect. These special ballot access rules apply to all years following a redistricting. They permit petitions in lieu of filing fee to be gathered anywhere in the state, and lower the number. The number for 2026 is only 2,564 signatures.
The case is Pines v DeSantis.