Gill v. City of North Miami Beach

Appellant, plaintiff, sought to enjoin the-appellee from holding a special election on. June 25, 1963 to fill a vacancy on the city council.

The appellee had passed two ordinances specifying the time within which a candidate-was required to qualify prior to the election.. One ordinance stated generally that qualification was allowed up to thirty days prior to the election; the other specified that a candidate had until May 24, 1963 within-which to qualify, i. e., thirty-one days prior to the election. Appellant alleged that he presented himself at the city hall on May 25, 1963 for the purpose…