State v. Grassi

HERSEY, Chief Judge.

The state appeals the trial court’s dismissal of charges against the appellee. We affirm.

On July 20, 1984, appellee, desiring to run for the office of county commissioner in Broward County, District # 4, presented his qualifying papers to the office of the supervisor of elections. After learning that the county commissioner seat for District #4 was not open, he changed his papers to indicate that he desired to run for District # 3. Appellee was, at the time, a resident of District # 4.

Section 99.032, Florida Statutes (1983), requires that “[a] candidate for the office of…