Christine Scott v. State of Florida, Governor Ronald DeSantis, Florida Department of State, Secretary of State Laurel Lee, Florida Division of Elections, Maria Matthews
CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida
Date FiledApril 30, 2021
Docket1D20-3282
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
STATE OF FLORIDA
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No. 1D20-3282
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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, and PALM BEACH
COUNTY COMMISSION,
Appellees.
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On appeal from the Circuit Court for Leon County.
John C. Cooper, Judge.
April 30, 2021
PER CURIAM.
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).
MAKAR, KELSEY, and JAY, JJ., concur.
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Not final until disposition of any timely and
authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or
9.331.
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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.
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