GILMORE v. CIVIL SERVICE BD., SANTA ROSA CTY.

No. 87-954.

528 So.2d 1271 (1988)

Henry P. GILMORE, Appellant, v. CIVIL SERVICE BOARD OF SANTA ROSA COUNTY, Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

July 22, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Johnston, Pensacola, for appellant.

J. Paul Fitzgerald, Milton, for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

Gilmore appeals an order denying his petition for writ of mandamus to require the Civil Service Board of Santa Rosa County, Florida (Board) to conduct a run-off election for one of the seats on the Board. We reverse.

Gilmore contends that Chapter 79-561, Laws of Florida, the special act establishing the Board, requires that Board members be elected by a majority of the votes cast and that where no candidate for election to the Board receives a...

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