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Sarasota Alliance for Fair Elections v. Browning

Case Information

Date Filed: September 25, 2006
State: Florida
Issue: Voting Technology
Courts that Heard this Case: Second District Court of Appeals (Case 2D06-4339); Florida Supreme Court (Case SC07-2074)

Issue:

Whether a Sarasota County Charter amendment, which requires a more aggressive election auditing procedure than the rest of the state, is preempted by the Florida Election Code.

Status:

An appeal has been filed with the Florida Supreme Court.  Oral argument was held on 3/10/09.  Disposition 2/11/10.

Florida Supreme Court Documents

Docket

• Important Documents
• Notice Discretionary Jurisdiction (filed 11/5/07)
• Scheduling Order (filed 11/29/07)
• Petitioners Initial Merit Brief (filed 12/26/07)
• Answer Brief - Merits respond ant Board Of County Commissioners Of Sarasota County (filed 1/10/08)
• ANSWER BRIEF-MERITS respondent Kathy Dent (filed 1/15/08)
• ANSWER BRIEF-MERITS respondent Kurt S. Browning (filed 1/16/08)
• REPLY BRIEF-MERITS Sarasota Alliance For Fair Elections (filed 2/5/08)
• Oral Argument Held (5/7/08)
• Oral Argument Scheduled for 3/10/09 (entered 1/14/09)
• Notice of Supplemental Authority (filed 2/19/09)
• Oral Argument Held (3/10/09)
• Disposition - Approved in Part: For the reasons discussed above, we approve in part and quash in part the Second District's decision in his case. We also answer the certified question in the negative. (2/11/10)

District Court of Appeals Documents

• Decision Reversing Lower Court (filed 10/31/07)

Related Links

• Voting group plans to appeal ruling Appeals court struck down extra audits, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, November 2, 2007