ASKEW v. FIRESTONE

No. 62719.

421 So.2d 151 (1982)

Reubin ASKEW, et al., Appellants, v. George FIRESTONE, As Secretary of State, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

October 21, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Albert J. Hadeed, John K. McPherson, and Terri Wood of Southern Legal Counsel, Inc., Gainesville, for appellants.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Eric J. Taylor, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.


McDONALD, Justice.

Reubin Askew, Common Cause, and the League of Women Voters of Florida, Inc., appeal a trial court order validating the caption and summary of a proposed constitutional amendment scheduled to appear on the November 1982 general election ballot. Acceding to the parties' joint suggestion, the First District Court of Appeal certified the trial court order to be of great public importance and to require immediate resolution by the Supreme Court. We have...

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