Trout v. Bucher

This case involves the reasonableness of a deposit and special service charge required by a supervisor of elections for a public records request concerning election ballots. We hold that the charge was “reasonable” under Florida’s Public Records Act and affirm the final summary judgment entered against a plaintiff seeking relief under the Act.

In 2014, Appellant W. Michael Trout was a write-in candidate for Florida’s 21st Congressional District. After the election, on November 7, 2014, Trout submitted an email public records request to Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Susan Bucher,…