GROSE v. FIRESTONE

No. 62796.

422 So.2d 303 (1982)

Douglas L. GROSE, Thomas P. Fox, and Committee for Constitutional Education, Appellants, v. George FIRESTONE, Secretary of State, and Dorothy Glisson, Deputy Secretary of State for Elections, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Florida.

November 1, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas P. Fox, and Douglas Leon Grose of Anderson, Thorne, Grose & Quesada, Tampa, for appellants.

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

Arthur I. Jacobs, Fernandina Beach, and Raymond L. Marky, Tallahassee, for Florida Pros. Attys. Ass'n, Florida Police Chiefs Ass'n, Fraternal Order of Police and IMPACT, appellees-intervenors.

Ronald A. Labasky of Madigan, Parker, Gatline, Swedmark & Skelding, Tallahassee, for Florida Sheriffs Ass'n, amicus curiae.


ALDERMAN, Chief Justice.

This cause has been certified to us by the District Court of Appeal, First District, pursuant to article V, section 3(b)(5), Florida Constitution. Since this is a matter of great public importance requiring immediate resolution, we accept jurisdiction to review the judgment of the circuit court which holds that there is no constitutional or statutory impairment which would warrant interference with the submission to the voters of Amendment...

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