Francois v. Brinkmann

This appeal arises from a trial court order declaring that Tyron Francois was not a qualified write-in candidate for the office of Broward County Commissioner for District 2 and opening the Democratic Primary for that office to all registered *614District 2 voters. At issue is whether a statute can impose a residency requirement for placement on the ballot that differs from the Florida Constitution’s residency requirement for the office of county commission. We agree with Francois that section 99.0615, Florida Statutes (2014), is unconstitutional, and the circuit court improperly removed him from…