Debbie Mayfield v. Secretary, Florida Department of State

Supreme Court of Florida ____________ No. SC2025-0162 ____________ DEBBIE MAYFIELD, Petitioner, vs. SECRETARY, FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF STATE, et al., Respondents. February 13, 2025 GROSSHANS, J. This election case stems from a dispute that arose when Respondents—the Secretary of State and Director of the Division of Elections (collectively “Secretary”)—refused to place Petitioner Deborah Mayfield on the special election ballot for a senate seat in Brevard County. That refusal was based on the Secretary’s interpretation of a constitutional provision creating term limits for certain elective…