A hearing was held Thursday in Tallahassee to determine a timetable for redrawing Florida's congressional districts.

Leon Circuit Court Judge Terry Lewis recently ruled the maps were unconstitutional. On Thursday, he heard from attorneys for the Florida Legislature and the coalition of voters' groups that challenged the map.

Now, with the state's primary election just weeks away, leaders will have to decide when to redraw those lines. Republicans want to wait until after the election, but voters' groups want it done before.

"We think this is so important," said David King, a spokesperson with the League of Women Voters. "We've already had one election on an unconstitutional map in 2012."

The map may have been ruled illegal, but the question now is how to hold a legal election. With thousands of overseas ballots already cast, the only solution might be changing the rules.

All of those ballots would have to be tossed out, which is where Florida's supervisors of election come in. They say that under Florida law, they can't do that.

"Once that ballot is received by the supervisor, it's considered voted, so I'm not too sure how we back up and allow somebody, then, to vote again, presumably in a new district," said Ron Labasky, a spokesperson for the Florida State Association of Supervisors of Elections.

Those new districts haven't even been drawn. Only lawmakers can do that, and they'd have to return to Tallahassee for a special session, which would take critical time away from the business of campaigning.

"It's a legislative act, so you couldn't just go back and let the people draw one and send it back," Lewis said. "It's got to be voted on and everything, which would be - it's not just a matter - so, that's an obstacle, as well."

The court hearing is scheduled to continue next Thursday.