WATERS v. ASENSIO (2022)

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Justin WATERS, candidate for U.S. Representative for Florida's 3rd Congressional District, Appellant, v. Manuel P. ASENSIO, candidate for U.S. Representative for Florida's 3rd Congressional District and Florida Department of State, Division of Elections, Kim A. Barton, in her official capacity as Alachua County Supervisor of Elections, Christopher Milton in his official capacity as Baker County Supervisor of Elections, Amanda Seyfang in her official capacity as Bradford County Supervisor of Elections, Tomi Stinson Brown in her official capacity as Columbia County Supervisor of Elections, Starlet Cannon in her official capacity as Dixie County Supervisor of Elections, Connie Sanchez in her official capacity as Gilchrist Supervisor of Elections, Laura Hutto in her official capacity as Hamilton Supervisor of Elections, Travis Hart in his official capacity as Lafayette Supervisor of Elections, Tammy Jones in her official capacity as Levy County Supervisor of Elections, Wesley Wilcox in his official capacity as Marion County Supervisor of Elections, Jennifer Musgrove Kinsey in her official capacity as Suwannee County Supervisor of Elections, Deborah K. Osborne in her official capacity as Union County Supervisor of Elections, Appellees.

No. 1D22-2205

Decided: August 05, 2022

Seldon J. Childers of Childers Law, LLC, Gainesville, for Appellant. Manuel P. Asensio, pro se, Appellee; Andy Bardos of GrayRobinson, P.A., Tallahassee, for Appellee Marion County Supervisor of Elections; Bradley R. McVay, General Counsel, and Ashley E. Davis, Deputy General Counsel, for Appellee Florida Department of State, Division of Elections; Robert Charles Swain, Alachua County Attorney's Office, Gainesville, for Appellee Alachua County Supervisor of Elections; Ronald A. Labasky of Brewton Plante, P.A., Tallahassee, for Appellees Dixie and Levy County Supervisors of Elections; Joel Fletcher Foreman of The Law Office of Joe F. Foreman, PLLC, Lake City, for Appellees Columbia and Suwannee County Supervisors of Elections; Frank M. Mari of Roper, P.A., Orlando, for Appellee Gilchrist County Supervisor of Elections.