Florida Election Law

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Ken Tinkler.

  

  

 

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Dual disqualifications in West Palm Beach

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Both candidates for the District 3 City Commission race in West Palm Beach have been deemed disqualified because of election law errors. The challenger was disqualified for paying her filing fees with a personal check, while the incumbent had the wrong signature on her campaign account designation form. A special election is now likely, more in the Palm Beach Post.

Crawford v. Marion County Election Board

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This is the State of Indiana Voter ID case – notable to Florida readers because of the identification requirements that have increased since the 2000 election and the passage of the Help America Vote Act. The Brennan Center has posted the Brief filed by 9 states including Florida. Brennan Center also has an online collection of other documents filed in the case.

Oyez.com provides a link to the online docket at the Supreme Court and usually has the Court’s argument audio file upon release.