December 3, 2019
Advisory Opinion To The Attorney General Re: All Voters Vote In Primary Elections For State Legislature, Governor, And Cabinet & Advisory Opinion To The Attorney General Re: All Voters Vote In Primary Elections For State Legislature, Governor, And Cabinet (FIS)
Case Number(s):
SC19-1267, SC19-1505

Transcript:

Summary:

Statewide

The Attorney General has petitioned the Court to review a proposed citizens' initiative on voting in primary elections in Florida, asking whether it meets two legal requirements: (1) It must contain only a single subject; and (2) It must have a fair ballot summary. A companion case addresses the financial impact statement to the proposed amendment.

Appearance for Attorney General:
Jeffrey P. DeSousa, Deputy Solicitor General, Tallahassee, 850-414-3830

Appearance for the Republican Party of Florida:
Benjamin Gibson of Shutts & Bowen LLP, Tallahassee, 850-241-1717

Appearance for the Florida Democratic Party:
Robert A. McNeely of Messer Caparello, P.A., Tallahassee, 850-222-0720

Appearance for All Voters Vote, Inc.:

Glenn Burhans of Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A.,

Tallahassee, 850-329-4850