Burns v. Tondreau

Appellant, Kevin Burns (“Burns”) appeals from an order granting Appellee, Lucie Tondreau’s (“Tondreau”) Motion to Dismiss for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction. We affirm in part and reverse in part. We affirm the trial court’s order to the extent that Burns alleges that Ton-dreau failed to properly qualify to run for the office of mayor, as those types of challenges must be brought pre-election. Pursuant to section 102.168(3)(b), Florida Statutes (2012), however, Burns is not barred from bringing a post-election challenge to Tondreau’s eligibility to hold the office as *483set forth in Article…