Tag: qualify

Staff ReportsMay 4, 2018
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As of the close of qualifying on Friday, 18 appellate judges had formally qualified for merit-retention elections in November. They include Florida Supreme Court Justice Alan Lawson, formerly a 5th District Court of Appeal judge. The others are: 1st District Court of Appeal: Harvey Jay, Stephanie Ray, Brad Thomas, Kemmerly Thomas, Allen Winsor. While Winsor qualified for […]

Scott PowersApril 30, 2018
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Republican U.S. Rep. Bill Posey and Democratic challenger Sanjay Patel became the first Central Florida congressional contest formally set Monday when they both qualified for the ballot in Florida’s 8th Congressional District. Patel, of Rocklege, a business consultant and Democratic Party officer in Brevard County, qualified by petition after having more than 9,100 signatures verified, […]

Scott PowersApril 6, 2018
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Democratic House District 28 candidate Lee Mangold has qualified for the ballot by submitting enough valid petition signatures, his campaign announced Friday. Mangold was qualified for the ballot with 1,129 petition signatures validated in Seminole County Friday. “Getting candidate petitions signed is a great way to engage with the community without making a big monetary […]

Scott PowersJanuary 22, 2018
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Republican Wayne Liebnitzky qualified by petition for this year’s ballot in Florida’s 9th Congressional District Monday. Liebnitzky of St. Cloud is seeking a rematch with Democratic incumbent U.S. Rep. Darren Soto of Orlando. Soto beat him 57-43 in 2016. On Monday the Florida Secretary of State’s Office posted that it had received 120 valid petition signatures […]


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