LEVEY v. DETZNER

No. 1D14-3854.

146 So.3d 1224 (2014)

Laura Rivero LEVEY, Appellant, v. Ken DETZNER, Secretary of State, State of Florida; Penelope Townsley, Supervisor of Elections, Miami-Dade County, Florida; and David Richardson, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Opinion on Rehearing En Banc Denied September 22, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Kelso of Levey Lieberman LLP, Miami Beach, for Appellant.

J. Andrew Atkinson , General Counsel, and Ashley E. Davis , Assistant General Counsel, Florida Department of State, for Appellee Florida Secretary of State Kenneth W. Detzner.

R.A. Cuevas, Jr. , Miami-Dade County Attorney; Oren Rosenthal and Michael B. Valdes , Assistant County Attorneys, Miami, for Appellee Penelope Townsley.

Mark Herron , Robert J. Telfer, III , and J. Brennan Donnelly of Messer Caparello, P.A., Tallahassee, for Appellee David Richardson.


LEWIS, C.J.

Laura Rivero Levey is an intended candidate for the District 113 seat in the Florida House of Representatives. She appeals an adverse final judgment rejecting her claim for declaratory and injunctive relief in the form of an order directing that her name be placed on the ballot for the November 2014 general election. We affirm.

Addressing the process of qualifying for election to federal, state, county, or district office, section 99.061(7), Florida...

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