SCOTT v. STATE (2021)

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Christine SCOTT, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida Governor Ronald Desantis Florida Department of State Secretary of State Laurel Lee Florida Division of Elections Maria Matthews Broward County Supervisor of Elections Peter Antonacci Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Wendy Satory Link Broward County Commission Palm Beach County Commission, Appellees.

No. 1D20-3253

Decided: April 30, 2021

Christine Scott, pro se, Appellant. Ashley Moody, Attorney General, Tallahassee; Bradley R. McVay, General Counsel, and Ashley E. Davis, Deputy General Counsel, Tallahassee, for Appellee Department of State; Joshua E. Pratt, Deputy General Counsel, Executive Office of the Governor, Tallahassee, for Appellee Governor Ron DeSantis; Andrew J. Meyers, Broward County Attorney, Nathaniel A. Klitsberg and Adam M. Katzman, Senior Assistant County Attorneys, Fort Lauderdale, for Appellees Peter Antonacci and Broward County Supervisor of Elections.

Appellant filed a petition for writ of mandamus below seeking to compel her placement on the ballot for the 2020 election. The circuit court properly dismissed the petition as moot because the election had already occurred. Accordingly, we summarily affirm. See Fla. R. App. P. 9.315(a).

Per Curiam.

Makar, Kelsey, and Jay, JJ., concur.

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