Vieira v. Slaughter

MILLS, Judge.

Appellants-plaintiffs filed suit against appellee-defendant Slaughter, Clerk of the Duval County Circuit Court, and appellee-defendant Tanzler, Mayor of the consolidated City of Jacksonville and candidate for reelection, seeking to enjoin Slaughter from accepting qualifying papers and fee from Tanzler, and in effect seeking to prohibit Tanzler from becoming a candidate for reelection. Based upon stipulated facts and argument by or on behalf of the parties, the trial court rendered a judgment finding that Tanzler was eligible to seek reelection and that Slaughter had properly…