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THOMPSON v. GRAHAM

No. 67433.

481 So.2d 1212 (1985)

James Harold THOMPSON, As a Citizen and Taxpayer of the State of Florida, Petitioner, v. The Honorable D. Robert GRAHAM, Governor of the State of Florida, and George Firestone, Secretary of State of the State of Florida, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied February 19, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry Richard, of Roberts, Baggett, LaFace & Richard, Tallahassee, for petitioner.

John K. Aurell, John Radey and Elizabeth McArthur, of Aurell, Fons, Radey and Hinkle, Tallahassee, Sydney H. McKenzie, III, Gen. Counsel and Arthur R. Wiedinger, Jr., Asst. Gen. Counsel, Office of the Governor, Tallahassee, and Thomas G. Tomasello, Gen. Counsel, Dept. of State, Tallahassee, for respondents.

McDONALD, Justice.

We have before us a petition for a writ of mandamus asking that we direct the secretary of state to expunge certain of the governor's vetoes from the state's official records. We have jurisdiction pursuant to article V, section 3(b)(8), Florida Constitution, and we decline to issue the writ.

The 1985 legislature enacted committee substitute for senate bill 848, a bill which amended chapters 235 and 203, Florida Statutes, and which authorized...

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