FLORIDIANS AGAINST EXP. GAMBLING v. FLPF

No. 1D05-0575.

945 So.2d 553 (2006)

FLORIDIANS AGAINST EXPANDED GAMBLING, The Humane Society of the United States, and Grey2k USA, Inc., Appellants, v. FLORIDIANS FOR A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD; Glenda E. Hood, in her official capacity as Secretary of State; The Department of State, Brenda C. Snipes, in her official capacity as the Supervisor of Elections of Broward County; John Stafford, in his official capacity as the Supervisor of Elections of Duval County; Bonnie M. Jones, in her official capacity as the Supervisor of Elections of Escambia County; Peggy Rae Border, in her official capacity as the Supervisor of Elections of Flagler County; Buddy Johnson, in his official capacity as the Supervisor of Elections of Hillsborough County; Ion Sancho, in his official capacity as the Supervisor of Elections of Leon County; Constance Kaplan, in her official capacity as the Supervisor of Elections of Miami-Dade County; Vicki P. Cannon, in her official capacity as the Supervisor of Elections of Nassau County; Patricia Hollarn, in her official capacity as the Supervisor of Elections of Okaloosa County; Bill Cowles, in his official capacity as the Supervisor of Elections of Orange County; Kurt Browning, in his official capacity as the Supervisor of Elections for Pasco County; Theresa Leporte, in her official capacity as the Supervisor of Elections of Palm Beach County; Deborah Clark, in her official capacity as the Supervisor of Elections of Pinellas County; P. Douglas Wilkes, in his official capacity as the Supervisor of Elections of Santa Rosa County; Penny L. Halyburton, in her official capacity as the Supervisor of Elections of St. Johns County; and Deanie Lowe, in her official capacity as the Supervisor of Elections of Volusia County, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

November 30, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Pelzer of Ruden, McClosky, Smith, Schuster & Russell, P.A., Ft. Lauderdale; Mark Herron, Thomas M. Findley, and Robert J. Telfer, III, of Messer, Caparello & Self, P.A., Tallahassee; and Scott H. Marder, Ft. Lauderdale, for Appellants.

Wilbur E. Brewton and Tana D. Storey of Roetzel & Andress, L.P.A., Tallahassee; Jack M. Skelding, Jr., of Skelding & Cox. P.A., Tallahassee; Ronald L. Book of Ronald L. Book, P.A., Aventura; Marc W. Dunbar of Pennington Moore Wilkinson Bell & Dunbar, P.A., Tallahassee; and Harold F.X. Purnell and Gary R. Rutledge of Rutledge, Ecenia, et al., Tallahassee; Charlie Crist, Attorney General, James A. Peters, Special Counsel, Steven Todd Gold, Deputy Solicitor General, of Office of the Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellees.


PER CURIAM.

Appellants challenge the legality of placing on the 2004 ballot the proposed constitutional amendment which "Authorizes Miami-Dade and Broward County Voters to Approve Slot Machines in Parimutuel Facility" (the Slots Initiative). The Slots Initiative was approved in the November 2, 2004, general election. See Art. X, § 23, Fla. Const. Appellants claimed the Slots Initiative petition did not satisfy...

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