Legal Opinion
Orange County v. Singh
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided December 8, 2017No. Case 5D16-2509; 5D16-2511PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Per curiam
Orange County appeals a final judgment striking a portion of a county charter amendment that provided for the nonpartisan election of certain county constitutional officers. We affirm. The trial court properly determined that the amendment provision was contrary to state law.
On August 19, 2014, the Orange County Board of Commissioners enacted an ordinance proposing an amendment to the Orange County Charter to provide for term limits and nonpartisan elections for six county constitutional officers—clerk of the circuit court, comptroller, property appraiser, sheriff, supervisor of elections,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Grapeland Heights Civic Ass'n v. City of MiamiSupreme Court of Florida · 1972
- Phantom of Brevard, Inc. v. Brevard CountySupreme Court of Florida · 2008
- State Ex Rel. Watson v. KirkmanSupreme Court of Florida · 1946
- In Re Advisory Opinion to GovernorSupreme Court of Florida · 1975
- Jackson v. Leon County Elections Canvassing BoardDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2016
3Cited by4 opinions
- Orange County, Florida v. Rick Singh, etc.Supreme Court of Florida · 2019
- HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA AND CRAIG LATIMER, HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS v. HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2018
- Orange County, Florida v. Rick Singh, etc.Supreme Court of Florida · 2019
- Orange County, Florida v. Rick Singh, etc.Supreme Court of Florida · 2019