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Florida Attorney General Reports

Decided January 7, 1980Published

1Opinion of the Court

Dorothy W. Glisson Director Division of Elections Tallahassee

QUESTION:

Must a coordinator of exceptional education comply with the requirements of the Resign-to-Run Law before he can qualify as a candidate for the office of superintendent of schools?

SUMMARY:

A coordinator of exceptional education is an employee rather than an officer, and only officers are subject to the command of the Resign-to-Run Law; therefore, it follows that a coordinator of exceptional education is not required by that law to resign his job prior to qualifying as a candidate for the office of superintendent of schools.

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2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. State ex rel. Holloway v. SheatsSupreme Court of Florida · 1919
  2. State Ex Rel. Davis v. BottsSupreme Court of Florida · 1931
  3. State Ex Rel. Watson v. HurlbertSupreme Court of Florida · 1945

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