Supreme Court of Florida
Fla. Dep't of State v. Martin, sc04-2265
Florida Statutes section 101.253(2) violates the separation of powers of the Florida constitution where the Legislature has impermissibly delegated to the executive branch absolute, unfettered discretion to determine whether to grant or deny an election candidate-s request to withdraw after the forty-second day before an election.
Appellate Information
- Decided 11/10/2005
- Published 11/10/2005
Judges
- PARIENTE, C.J.
Court
- Supreme Court of Florida
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Christopher M. Kise, Solicitor General, and Steven Todd Gold, Deputy Solicitor General, Tallahassee, FL, for Appellant.
- For Appellees:
- Joseph Martin, Pro se, West Palm Beach, FL, for Appellee.