PLANTE v. SMATHERS

No. 54851.

372 So.2d 933 (1979)

Kenneth A. PLANTE, Appellant, v. Bruce A. SMATHERS, Etc., et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Florida.

June 21, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tobias Simon, Miami, Charles L. Carlton, Lakeland, and Richard C. McFarlain of McFarlain, Bobo & Sternstein, Tallahassee, for appellant.

Albert J. Hadeed, Southern Legal Counsel, Inc., Gainesville, and Robert J. Vossler, Gen. Counsel, Dept. of State, Tallahassee, for appellees.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and David K. Miller, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for intervenor-appellees.


ALDERMAN, Justice.

This is a direct appeal from a final judgment of the Circuit Court of Leon County, construing article II, section 8, Florida Constitution.1 The issue before us is whether this constitutional provision requires full and public financial disclosure as a condition precedent to a candidate qualifying for an elective constitutional office when the candidate qualifies after July 1 of the election year. This case, as it relates...

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