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Michael MolineOctober 2, 2018

A deadline is a deadline, the Florida Supreme Court said Tuesday. The justices rejected a law professor’s arguments that she should have been allowed on the ballot in a judicial election — even though she missed the deadline for filing her campaign paperwork. The court appeared to accept arguments raised by incumbent Clay County Judge Kristina Mobley that […]

Michael MolineSeptember 5, 2018

An appeal before the Florida Supreme Court, testing the leeway county supervisors of elections afford candidates in meeting filing deadlines, was in jeopardy Wednesday for failure to pay a filing fee. In a notice to aspiring Clay County Court candidate Lucy Ann Hoover, high court clerk John Tomasino warned of the impending consequences. “Failure to file the […]

Michael MolineAugust 8, 2018

A state appeals court has blocked Clay County judicial candidate Lucy Ann Hoover from appearing on the ballot because she filed her paperwork too late. “We recognize that the public policy of Florida generally favors letting the people decide the ultimate qualifications of candidates,” the 1st District Court of Appeal concluded Wednesday, in an opinion by Judge […]

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Justices give the boot to appeal over late campaign paperwork

Unpaid fee endangers Supreme Court appeal in candidate disqualification

Judicial candidate filed campaign paperwork too late, appeals court says