Orange County election lawsuit moved to Tallahassee
HE HAS YET TO RESPOND. LINDSAY. ALL RIGHT, GREG, WE KNOW YOU’LL STAY ON TOP OF IT. THANK YOU. IN ANOTHER ELECTION LAWSUIT, A HEARING WAS SUPPOSED TO BE HELD TODAY. AND THE COMPLAINT FILED BY RANDY ROSS. HE WANTS A JUDGE TO ORDER A SPECIAL ELECTION TO FILL THE DISTRICT THREE, ORANGE COUNTY COMMISSION SEAT BEING VACATED BY MYRA MYRA URIBE. SHE RESIGNED EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 7TH, TO RUN FOR COUNTY MAYOR. UNDER STATE LAW, SHE WOULD HAVE NEEDED TO RESIGN BY AUGUST 1ST TO TRIGGER A SPECIAL ELECTION TO FILL HER UNEXPIRED TERM. INSTEAD, STATE LAW NOW DICTATES THE GOVERNOR FILL THE SEAT. JUST A SHORT WHILE AGO. THE ORANGE COUNTY JUDGE MOVED
A lawsuit seeking a special election for the District 3 Orange County Commission seat has been transferred to circuit court in Tallahassee. The lawsuit, filed by Randy Ross, seeks a special election to fill the seat being vacated by Mayra Uribe, who resigned effective Dec. 7 to run for county mayor. Under state law, Uribe would have needed to resign by Aug. 1 to trigger a special election to fill her unexpired term. Instead, state law now dictates that the governor will fill the seat. The case was transferred to the circuit court in Tallahassee by an Orange County judge on Friday.
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. —
A lawsuit seeking a special election for the District 3 Orange County Commission seat has been transferred to circuit court in Tallahassee.
The lawsuit, filed by Randy Ross, seeks a special election to fill the seat being vacated by Mayra Uribe, who resigned effective Dec. 7 to run for county mayor.
Under state law, Uribe would have needed to resign by Aug. 1 to trigger a special election to fill her unexpired term. Instead, state law now dictates that the governor will fill the seat.
The case was transferred to the circuit court in Tallahassee by an Orange County judge on Friday.