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Dr. Tim Adams Was Denied a Ballot Position in the 2008 City of rlando Mayoral Race. Adams States that Neither Buddy Dyer, Nor Tony Ortiz Lived in the Adreses that they were allowed to gain Ballot Position From.

Despite these glaring FACTS, Adams was denied Ballot Position and is suing the City Clerk for Complicity with Buddy Dyer in the Case.

July 02, 2008 Mario Rubio goes to bat for opponent When is the last time you saw a candidate stick up for an opponent whose paperwork error is keeping her off the ballot? It happened in Jacksonville Mario Rubio goes to bat for opponent When is the last time you saw a candidate stick up for an opponent whose paperwork error is keeping her off the ballot? It happened in Jacksonville, where Democratic House candidate Regina Young is being kept off the ballot because of a mistake in her qualifying papers. A notary who helped fill out Young's papers wrote the word "Florida" instead of "Duval" next to the word "county" and the Division of Elections ruled that Young is not qualified to run for the seat vacated by Republican Stan Jordan's retirement. She's asking the state Supreme Court to order her on the ballot (see the Florida Times-Union's story here). One of the three Republican candidates seeking the House District 17 seat is Mario Rubio, brother of House Speaker Marco Rubio, who wrote this letter to Secretary of State Kurt Browning, saying it would be "a tragedy in Democracy" if Young is kept off the ballot. July 02, 2008 in Florida House | Permalink | Comments (24)

House candidate sues to be on ballot

Democrats say she was disqualified for more than just a notary's error.

By ERIC BRADNER, The Times-Union Jacksonville Democrats say it's political foul play, not a minor paperwork error, that's keeping their candidate for the state House District 17 seat off the ballot. They're asking the state Supreme Court to intervene by forcing the secretary of state's Elections Division to certify Regina Young as a candidate, rather than allowing the Republican primary winner to run unopposed. An Elections Division official told Young hours after the June 20 filing deadline that she couldn't be on the ballot because of an error by a public notary. In a space marked "County," the notary wrote "Florida" instead of "Duval." State Department spokeswoman Jennifer Krell Davis said the Elections Division doesn't get any leeway that would allow it to certify a candidate who filed paperwork that's incorrect, no matter how minor the error. That's not true, Young's lawyer said. In 1972, the state's high court ruled that judging candidates' qualifying documents on "hypersensitive levels" isn't necessary. "It is better in such factual situations to let the people decide the ultimate qualifications of candidates unless they appear clearly contrary to law," the court ruled then. Clyde Collins, Young's lawyer, cited that ruling in the lawsuit he filed Friday. Qualifying as a candidate requires filing several forms and a check to cover the qualifying fee. Young, chief executive of the United Congregations for Communities and Youth at the West Jacksonville Community Center, said she made three trips total to Tallahassee to turn those in. She originally handed in photocopies of the paperwork March 28. The Elections Division told her they needed her check, so she took it to Tallahassee June 19, the day before the deadline. But that night she was told she needed to turn in the original paperwork. The next morning she drove to Tallahassee again to hand in the originals. She said she went over the paperwork with an Elections Division official.

Davis said anyone who would've taken Young's paperwork there was simply acting as a clerk and didn't have the authority to qualify candidates. Travis Bridges, the Democratic Party chairman for Duval County, called the Elections Division's decision an "obvious injustice." Collins accused state Republican leadership of stepping in. "There's only one reason Regina Young would not be qualified to run for office," he said. "And that is, the speaker's brother is running against this lady." Mario Rubio, brother of Florida House Speaker Marco Rubio, is one of four candidates seeking the Republican nomination. eric.bradner@jacksonville.com, (904) 359-4268

July 02, 2008 Mario Rubio goes to bat for opponent When is the last time you saw a candidate stick up for an opponent whose paperwork error is keeping her off the ballot? It happened in Jacksonville Mario Rubio goes to bat for opponent When is the last time you saw a candidate stick up for an opponent whose paperwork error is keeping her off the ballot? It happened in Jacksonville, where Democratic House candidate Regina Young is being kept off the ballot because of a mistake in her qualifying papers. A notary who helped fill out Young's papers wrote the word "Florida" instead of "Duval" next to the word "county" and the Division of Elections ruled that Young is not qualified to run for the seat vacated by Republican Stan Jordan's retirement. She's asking the state Supreme Court to order her on the ballot (see the Florida Times-Union's story here). One of the three Republican candidates seeking the House District 17 seat is Mario Rubio, brother of House Speaker Marco Rubio, who wrote this letter to Secretary of State Kurt Browning, saying it would be "a tragedy in Democracy" if Young is kept off the ballot. July 02, 2008 in Florida House | Permalink | Comments (24) House candidate sues to be on ballot

Democrats say she was disqualified for more than just a notary's error.

By ERIC BRADNER, The Times-Union Jacksonville Democrats say it's political foul play, not a minor paperwork error, that's keeping their candidate for the state House District 17 seat off the ballot. They're asking the state Supreme Court to intervene by forcing the secretary of state's Elections Division to certify Regina Young as a candidate, rather than allowing the Republican primary winner to run unopposed. An Elections Division official told Young hours after the June 20 filing deadline that she couldn't be on the ballot because of an error by a public notary. In a space marked "County," the notary wrote "Florida" instead of "Duval." State Department spokeswoman Jennifer Krell Davis said the Elections Division doesn't get any leeway that would allow it to certify a candidate who filed paperwork that's incorrect, no matter how minor the error. That's not true, Young's lawyer said. In 1972, the state's high court ruled that judging candidates' qualifying documents on "hypersensitive levels" isn't necessary. "It is better in such factual situations to let the people decide the ultimate qualifications of candidates unless they appear clearly contrary to law," the court ruled then. Clyde Collins, Young's lawyer, cited that ruling in the lawsuit he filed Friday. Qualifying as a candidate requires filing several forms and a check to cover the qualifying fee. Young, chief executive of the United Congregations for Communities and Youth at the West Jacksonville Community Center, said she made three trips total to Tallahassee to turn those in. She originally handed in photocopies of the paperwork March 28. The Elections Division told her they needed her check, so she took it to Tallahassee June 19, the day before the deadline. But that night she was told she needed to turn in the original paperwork.

The next morning she drove to Tallahassee again to hand in the originals. She said she went over the paperwork with an Elections Division official. Davis said anyone who would've taken Young's paperwork there was simply acting as a clerk and didn't have the authority to qualify candidates. Travis Bridges, the Democratic Party chairman for Duval County, called the Elections Division's decision an "obvious injustice." Collins accused state Republican leadership of stepping in. "There's only one reason Regina Young would not be qualified to run for office," he said. "And that is, the speaker's brother is running against this lady." Mario Rubio, brother of Florida House Speaker Marco Rubio, is one of four candidates seeking the Republican nomination. eric.bradner@jacksonville.com, (904) 359-4268

Adams2008 (talk) 19:59, 4 September 2008 (UTC)