BROWNING v. SARASOTA ALLIANCE

No. 2D06-4339.

968 So.2d 637 (2007)

Florida Secretary of State Kurt S. BROWNING, in his official capacity; Kathy Dent, as Supervisor of Elections for Sarasota County, Florida; and Board of County Commissioners of Sarasota County, Florida, Appellants v. SARASOTA ALLIANCE FOR FAIR ELECTIONS, INC., a registered Florida political action committee and Florida not-for-profit corporation; Kindra L. Muntz; and Susette Bryan, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

October 31, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter Antonacci and Allen C. Winsor of Gray Robinson, P.A., Tallahassee, for Appellant Florida Secretary of State Kurt S. Browning.

Ronald A. Labasky and John T. LaVia, III, of Young van Assenderp, P.A., Tallahassee, for Appellant Supervisor of Elections Kathy Dent.

Stephen E. De Marsh, County Attorney, Frederick J. Elbrecht, Deputy County Attorney, and Scott T. Bossard, Assistant County Attorney, Sarasota, for Appellant Board of County Commissioners of Sarasota County.

Thomas D. Shults and Zachary L. Ross of Kirk Pinkerton, P.A., Sarasota, for Appellees.


VILLANTI, Judge.

Florida Secretary of State Kurt S. Browning (Secretary Browning), the Board of County Commissioners of Sarasota County (the Board), and Supervisor of Elections for Sarasota County Kathy Dent (Supervisor Dent) appeal a final judgment in a declaratory action which upheld the constitutionality of an amendment to the Sarasota County charter. We have jurisdiction pursuant to Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.030(b)(1)(A).

The challenged amendment...

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