WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit accusing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis of failing to fulfill his constitutional obligation to call special elections for two seats in the state House and Senate. The seats in question were vacated in November by Rep. Joel Rudman and Sen. Randy Fine. They resigned to run for congressional seats that opened up when President-elect Donald Trump named U.S. Reps. Matt Gaetz and Mike Waltz as Cabinet picks. DeSantis quickly called for special congressional elections with a Jan. 28 primary and an April 1 general. He has yet to set elections for the state-level openings, however. His office did not respond to a request for comment on the lawsuit Thursday.
