Ruiz v. Farias

These are consolidated appeals from mandatory injunctions declaring Sandra Ruiz, a term-limited member of the Doral City Council, ineligible to run for the Democratic nomination to the Florida House of Representatives on the ground that she failed to satisfy the requirements of Florida’s “resign-to-run” law, section 99.012, Florida Statutes (2010). We reverse.

Ms. Ruiz presently is serving her second term as a member of the City of Doral Council. Section 2.03 of the City of Doral Municipal Charter prohibits her from seeking a third consecutive term. In June 2010, she qualified as a candidate…