Case: Vote.Org v. Byrd

4:23-cv-00111 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida

Filed Date: March 16, 2023

Closed Date: May 6, 2025

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Case Summary

This case challenged Florida's requirement that voter registration applications bear an original handwritten ("wet") signature, unless the applicant has a digital signature on file with the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DMV). Plaintiffs alleged that this requirement violates the Materiality Provision of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits election officials from denying the right to vote based on errors or omissions on voting-related documents that are immat…

Florida has required voters to "subscribe" an oath upon registering since at least 1868. In 2005, the Florida Legislature amended the Voter Registration Act to clarify that a voter registration application is "complete" only if it contains "[t]he original signature or a digital signature transmitted by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles of the applicant." Florida officials interpreted "original signature" to mean a wet-ink signature handwritten directly onto the paper application. In 2015, the Legislature created an online voter registration portal that allows applicants with a valid Florida driver's license or identification card to register using the digital signature already on file with the DMV. The online system compares the applicant's name and date of birth against DMV records, and if the information matches, the application and digital signature are transmitted to the county supervisor of elections. However, Floridians without a Florida driver's license or identification card cannot use the online system or a digital signature. They must instead complete a printed application with an original wet-ink signature and deliver or mail it to their county supervisor of elections. If the applicant fails to provide a qualifying signature, the application is deemed incomplete and rejected, and the applicant is denied registration regardless of whether they are otherwise qualified to vote.

On March 16, 2023, Vote.org, the Florida Alliance for Retired Americans, and the Florida State Conference of Branches and Youth Units of the NAACP filed a Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida, assigned to Judge Allen Winsor. The Complaint named as defendants the Florida Secretary of State (then Cord Byrd) in his official capacity and all 67 of Florida's Supervisors of Elections in their official capacities. Plaintiffs brought their claim under 52 U.S.C. § 10101(a)(2)(B) (the Materiality Provision) and 42 U.S.C. § 1983, seeking a declaration that the Wet Signature Requirement violates the Civil Rights Act and an injunction preventing its enforcement. Plaintiffs alleged that the form of an applicant's signature (whether wet-ink, electronic, digital, facsimile, or stamped) provides no insight whatsoever into whether the applicant meets Florida's qualifications to vote, which are limited to age, citizenship, residency, and adjudicated legal status. Since the type of signature is immaterial to voter qualifications, rejecting an application solely because it bears a non-wet signature violates the Materiality Provision.

Shortly after the initial complaint was filed, the Republican National Committee and the Republican Party of Pasco County moved to intervene as defendants under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 24, and the district court granted the motion. Plaintiffs then amended their complaint on June 12, 2023, adding Disability Rights Florida (DRF) as a plaintiff and refining their allegations. DRF is designated under 29 U.S.C. § 794e as Florida's Protection and Advocacy agency to ensure full participation in the electoral process for individuals with disabilities. The Secretary of State, the intervenors, and a group of ten supervisors of elections all moved to dismiss the First Amended Complaint. The Republican National Committee and Republican Party of Pasco County filed their motion to dismiss on June 26, 2023. On July 10, 2023, the United States filed a Statement of Interest supporting plaintiffs' position on the scope and enforceability of the Materiality Provision.

On October 30, 2023, the district court granted the motions to dismiss. The court first concluded that the Florida NAACP had sufficiently alleged organizational standing based on a redressable injury, so it declined to address the other plaintiffs' standing. The court also declined to address whether plaintiffs had statutory standing to sue under the Civil Rights Act, noting that plaintiffs' cases "provide little support for their position that anyone can sue under the Materiality Provision so long as they claim injury from denial of someone else's right to vote." Instead, the court dismissed on the "more straightforward" ground that plaintiffs failed to state a claim. Specifically, the court concluded that plaintiffs failed to allege facts "plausibly showing that the wet-signature requirement is immaterial." The court rejected plaintiffs' premise that a copied, faxed, or otherwise non-original signature is equal in stature to an original wet signature, finding that "original signatures carry different weight than other 'signatures'" given their ubiquity throughout public life. The court determined that racial discrimination was not an element of pleading a Materiality Provision violation but did not reach the questions of whether the Materiality Provision displaces state law or whether the opportunity to cure defective signatures defeats a facial challenge. On November 8, 2023, the court entered final judgment dismissing the Amended Complaint as to all defendants. Plaintiffs timely appealed.

On January 25, 2024, plaintiffs filed their opening brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Plaintiffs argued that the district court misapplied the Materiality Provision by asking whether a wet signature has some value to the state generally, rather than asking the correct question: whether the form of signature is material to determining voter qualifications. Plaintiffs emphasized that voter qualifications in Florida are limited to age, citizenship, residency, and legal status, and that the method by which an applicant signs a form provides no insight into any of those qualifications. Plaintiffs also argued that they had standing through organizational injury based on diversion of resources. Vote.org alleged it must devote resources to alternative voter registration efforts in Florida because the Wet Signature Requirement prohibits use of its e-signature web application. DRF asserted standing as Florida's designated Protection and Advocacy agency.

On January 30, 2024, the United States Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, filed a brief as amicus curiae supporting plaintiffs-appellants. The government argued that the Materiality Provision is enforceable by private parties through § 1983, that the provision's scope extends beyond racial discrimination, and that procedural requirements like wet signatures are not material to voter qualifications. The government further argued that a law that rejects voter registration applications violates the right to vote even if applicants can try again with a different signature, and that the requirement cannot be justified solely on grounds of fraud prevention or solemnity when the state accepts digital signatures from DMV registrants.

On May 15, 2024, the Florida Secretary of State filed an appellees' brief defending the district court's decision. The Secretary argued that the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure governed dismissal under Rule 12(b)(6), that plaintiffs failed to establish Article III standing, that plaintiffs lacked prudential standing to assert the rights of third parties, and that plaintiffs had no private right of action to enforce the Materiality Provision under § 1983, urging the Eleventh Circuit to revisit its prior holding in Schwier v. Cox. On the merits, the Secretary argued that a signature is inherently material because it verifies the applicant's identity, deters fraud, and promotes public confidence in elections. The Secretary further argued that Florida's choice to accept digital signatures only when verified through the DMV's identity-confirmation process, where applicants physically present themselves and sign in the presence of an authorized agent, was a reasonable distinction reflecting different levels of identity assurance. The Republican National Committee and Republican Party of Pasco County also filed an appellees' brief on the same date, advancing similar arguments and emphasizing that the Materiality Provision does not preempt state law requirements and that the signature requirement does not deny anyone the right to vote because applicants can still register by completing a paper application.

On June 5, 2024, plaintiffs filed their reply brief, reiterating that the proper inquiry under the Materiality Provision is whether the challenged requirement is material to determining voter qualifications (not whether it serves some other state interest) and requesting that the Eleventh Circuit reverse the district court's dismissal and remand for further proceedings. Oral arguments were held on May 8, 2025 with the final decision of the Court still pending.

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Bardos, Andre V.

Beato, Michael Robert

Benda, Kyle J.

Bentley, Morgan R.

BLEDSOE, WILLIAM KEVIN

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Khanna, Abha

Nkwonta, Uzoma N.

Ritter, Quinn B.

WERMUTH, FREDERICK STANTON

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Bardos, Andre V.

Beato, Michael Robert

Benda, Kyle J.

Bentley, Morgan R.

BLEDSOE, WILLIAM KEVIN

Bogart, Joseph Scott

Davis, Ashley E.

Dickey, Gilbert Charles

Erdelyi, Susan S.

FEISER, CRAIG DENNIS

Gibson, Benjamin J.

GLICKMAN, JESSICA ROSE

Klitsberg, Nathaniel A.

LaVia, John T.

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MCVAY, BRADLEY ROBERT

Meros, Nicholas John

NORDBY, DANIEL ELDEN

NORRIS, CAMERON THOMAS

OLIVO, GERALDO FRANCIS

PEREZ, DEVONA ALICIA

PRATT, JOSHUA E

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

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1 4:23-cv-00111	Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief Vote.Org, Et Al & Byrd, Et Al	March 16, 2023	March 16, 2023 Complaint
91 4:23-cv-00111	Florida Secretary of State and Undersigned Supervisors of Elections' Motion to Dismiss and Incorporated Memorandum of Law Vote.Org, Et Al & Byrd, Et Al	May 30, 2023	May 30, 2023 Pleading / Motion / Brief
102 4:23-cv-00111	Order Denying Motion to Dismiss Vote.Org, Et Al & Byrd, Et Al	June 13, 2023	June 13, 2023 Order/Opinion
111 4:23-cv-00111	Intervenors' Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff's First Amended Complaint & Memorandum in Support Vote.Org, Et Al & Byrd, Et Al	June 26, 2023	June 26, 2023 Pleading / Motion / Brief
112 4:23-cv-00111	Secretary of State and Undersigned Supervisors of Elections' Motion to Dismiss and Incorporated Memorandum of Law Vote.Org, Et Al & Byrd, Et Al	June 26, 2023	June 26, 2023 Pleading / Motion / Brief
118 4:23-cv-00111	Statement of Interest of the United States Vote.Org, Et Al & Byrd, Et Al	July 10, 2023	July 10, 2023 Pleading / Motion / Brief
119 4:23-cv-00111	Plaintiffs' Memorandum in Opposition to Defendants' and Intervenors' Motions to Dismiss Vote.Org, Et Al & Byrd, Et Al	July 10, 2023	July 10, 2023 Other
121 4:23-cv-00111	Secretary of State and Undersigned Supervisors' Motion to Strike the United States' Statement of Interest or, in the alternative, for Leave to Respond Vote.Org, Et Al & Byrd, Et Al	July 18, 2023	July 18, 2023 Pleading / Motion / Brief
128 4:23-cv-00111	Intervenors' Reply to the United States' Statement of Interest Vote.Org, Et Al & Byrd, Et Al	July 31, 2023	July 31, 2023 Other
129 4:23-cv-00111	Florida Secretary of State and Ten Supervisors of Elections' Reply to United States' Statement of Interest Vote.Org, Et Al & Byrd, Et Al	July 31, 2023	July 31, 2023 Other

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ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
	ACTION REQUIRED BY DISTRICT JUDGE: Chambers of JUDGE T KENT WETHERELL II notified that action is needed Re: 3 Emergency MOTION for Declaratory Judgment, Emergency MOTION to Stay, Emergency MOTION for Preliminary Injunction, Emergency MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order, 2 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Brandon Johnson, 4 Ex Parte MOTION for Plaintiffs to proceed anonymously re 1 Complaint. (alb)	Oct. 7, 2021	Oct. 7, 2021
	ACTION REQUIRED BY DISTRICT JUDGE: Chambers of JUDGE M CASEY RODGERS notified that action is needed Re: 1 Complaint, 2 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Brandon Johnson, 3 Emergency MOTION for Declaratory Judgment Emergency MOTION to Stay, Emergency MOTION for Preliminary Injunction,Emergency MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order, 4 Ex Parte MOTION for Plaintiffs to proceed anonymously, 5 Order Reassigning Case. (alb)	Oct. 7, 2021	Oct. 7, 2021
	ACTION REQUIRED BY DISTRICT JUDGE: Chambers of JUDGE ALLEN C WINSOR notified that action is needed Re: 3 Emergency MOTION for Declaratory Judgment, Emergency MOTION to Stay, Emergency MOTION for Preliminary Injunction, Emergency MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order, 4 Ex Parte MOTION for Plaintiffs to proceed anonymously re 6 Amended Complaint, 2 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Brandon Johnson. 8 Order Reassigning Case. (alb)	Oct. 7, 2021	Oct. 7, 2021
	ACTION REQUIRED BY MAGISTRATE JUDGE: Chambers of MAGISTRATE JUDGE HOPE T CANNON notified that action is needed Re: 2 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Brandon Johnson.( Filing fee $ 208 receipt number AFLNDC-6430129.). Referred to HOPE T CANNON. (kdm)	Oct. 8, 2021	Oct. 8, 2021
	ACTION REQUIRED BY DISTRICT JUDGE: Chambers of JUDGE ALLEN C WINSOR notified that action is needed Re: 65 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM, MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction - Response due 1/28/2022. (*None filed to date.*) (kdm)	Jan. 31, 2022	Jan. 31, 2022
	RESet Deadline per 64 ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR EXTENSION AND EXPANDED WORD LIMIT: (Plaintiff's response to 65 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM, MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction due 2/4/2022). (kdm)	Feb. 1, 2022	Feb. 1, 2022
	Set Deadlines as to 88 MOTION to Compel . (Internal deadline for referral to judge if response not filed earlier: 6/3/2022). (bkp)	May 20, 2022	May 20, 2022
	ACTION REQUIRED BY MAGISTRATE JUDGE: Chambers of MAGISTRATE JUDGE HOPE T CANNON notified that action is needed Re: 109 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Travis Miller.( Filing fee $ 208 receipt number AFLNDC-7415942). Referred to HOPE T CANNON. (kdm)	Aug. 26, 2022	Aug. 26, 2022
1	COMPLAINT for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief against All Defendants ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number AFLNDC-7771021.), filed by FLORIDA ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS, VOTE.ORG, FLORIDA STATE CONFERENCE OF THE NAACP. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Summons to be Issued - Cord Byrd, # 3 Summons to be Issued - Kim Barton, # 4 Summons to be Issued - Christopher Milton, # 5 Summons to be Issued - Mark Anderson, # 6 Summons to be Issued - Amanda Seyfang, # 7 Summons to be Issued - Tim Bobanic, # 8 Summons to be Issued - Joe Scott, # 9 Summons to be Issued - Sharon Chason, # 10 Summons to be Issued - Leah Valenti, # 11 Summons to be Issued - Maureen Baird, # 12 Summons to be Issued - Chris Chambless, # 13 Summons to be Issued - Jennifer Edwards, # 14 Summons to be Issued - Timi Brown, # 15 Summons to be Issued - Mark Negley, # 16 Summons to be Issued - Starlet Cannon, # 17 Summons to be Issued - Mike Hogan, # 18 Summons to be Issued - David Stafford, # 19 Summons to be Issued - Kaitlyn Lenhart, # 20 Summons to be Issued - Heather Riley, # 21 Summons to be Issued - Shirley Knight, # 22 Summons to be Issued - Connie Sanchez, # 23 Summons to be Issued - Aletris Farnam, # 24 Summons to be Issued - John Hanlon, # 25 Summons to be Issued - Laura Hutto, # 26 Summons to be Issued - Diane Smith, # 27 Summons to be Issued - Brenda Hoots, # 28 Summons to be Issued - Shirley Anderson, # 29 Summons to be Issued - Karen Healy, # 30 Summons to be Issued - Craig Latimer, # 31 Summons to be Issued - Therisa Meadows, # 32 Summons to be Issued - Leslie Swan, # 33 Summons to be Issued - Carol Dunaway, # 34 Summons to be Issued - Michelle Milligan, # 35 Summons to be Issued - Travis Hart, # 36 Summons to be Issued - Alan Hays, # 37 Summons to be Issued - Tommy Doyle, # 38 Summons to be Issued - Mark Earley, # 39 Summons to be Issued - Tammy Jones, # 40 Summons to be Issued - Grant Conyers, # 41 Summons to be Issued - Heath Driggers, # 42 Summons to be Issued - Michael Bennett, # 43 Summons to be Issued - Wesley Wilcox, # 44 Summons to be Issued - Vicki Davis, # 45 Summons to be Issued - Christina White, # 46 Summons to be Issued - Joyce Griffin, # 47 Summons to be Issued - Janet Adkins, # 48 Summons to be Issued - Paul Lux, # 49 Summons to be Issued - Melissa Arnold, # 50 Summons to be Issued - Bill Cowles, # 51 Summons to be Issued - Mary Jane Arrington, # 52 Summons to be Issued - Wendy Link, # 53 Summons to be Issued - Brian Corley, # 54 Summons to be Issued - Julie Marcus, # 55 Summons to be Issued - Lori Edwards, # 56 Summons to be Issued - Charles Overturf, # 57 Summons to be Issued - Tappie Villane, # 58 Summons to be Issued - Ron Turner, # 59 Summons to be Issued - Christopher Anderson, # 60 Summons to be Issued - Vicky Oakes, # 61 Summons to be Issued - Gertrude Walker, # 62 Summons to be Issued - William Keen, # 63 Summons to be Issued - Jennifer Kinsey, # 64 Summons to be Issued - Dana Southerland, # 65 Summons to be Issued - Deborah Osborne, # 66 Summons to be Issued - Lisa Lewis, # 67 Summons to be Issued - Joseph Morgan, # 68 Summons to be Issued - Ryan Messer, # 69 Summons to be Issued - Carol Rudd) (WERMUTH, FREDERICK) (Entered: 03/16/2023) 1 Exhibit 1 View on RECAP 2 Summons to be Issued - Cord Byrd View on PACER 3 Summons to be Issued - Kim Barton View on PACER 4 Summons to be Issued - Christopher Milton View on PACER 5 Summons to be Issued - Mark Anderson View on PACER 6 Summons to be Issued - Amanda Seyfang View on PACER 7 Summons to be Issued - Tim Bobanic View on PACER 8 Summons to be Issued - Joe Scott View on PACER 9 Summons to be Issued - Sharon Chason View on PACER 10 Summons to be Issued - Leah Valenti View on PACER 11 Summons to be Issued - Maureen Baird View on PACER 12 Summons to be Issued - Chris Chambless View on PACER 13 Summons to be Issued - Jennifer Edwards View on PACER 14 Summons to be Issued - Timi Brown View on PACER 15 Summons to be Issued - Mark Negley View on PACER 16 Summons to be Issued - Starlet Cannon View on PACER 17 Summons to be Issued - Mike Hogan View on PACER 18 Summons to be Issued - David Stafford View on PACER 19 Summons to be Issued - Kaitlyn Lenhart View on PACER 20 Summons to be Issued - Heather Riley View on PACER 21 Summons to be Issued - Shirley Knight View on PACER 22 Summons to be Issued - Connie Sanchez View on PACER 23 Summons to be Issued - Aletris Farnam View on PACER 24 Summons to be Issued - John Hanlon View on PACER 25 Summons to be Issued - Laura Hutto View on PACER 26 Summons to be Issued - Diane Smith View on PACER 27 Summons to be Issued - Brenda Hoots View on PACER 28 Summons to be Issued - Shirley Anderson View on PACER 29 Summons to be Issued - Karen Healy View on PACER 30 Summons to be Issued - Craig Latimer View on PACER 31 Summons to be Issued - Therisa Meadows View on PACER 32 Summons to be Issued - Leslie Swan View on PACER 33 Summons to be Issued - Carol Dunaway View on PACER 34 Summons to be Issued - Michelle Milligan View on PACER 35 Summons to be Issued - Travis Hart View on PACER 36 Summons to be Issued - Alan Hays View on PACER 37 Summons to be Issued - Tommy Doyle View on PACER 38 Summons to be Issued - Mark Earley View on PACER 39 Summons to be Issued - Tammy Jones View on PACER 40 Summons to be Issued - Grant Conyers View on PACER 41 Summons to be Issued - Heath Driggers View on PACER 42 Summons to be Issued - Michael Bennett View on PACER 43 Summons to be Issued - Wesley Wilcox View on PACER 44 Summons to be Issued - Vicki Davis View on PACER 45 Summons to be Issued - Christina White View on PACER 46 Summons to be Issued - Joyce Griffin View on PACER 47 Summons to be Issued - Janet Adkins View on PACER 48 Summons to be Issued - Paul Lux View on PACER 49 Summons to be Issued - Melissa Arnold View on PACER 50 Summons to be Issued - Bill Cowles View on PACER 51 Summons to be Issued - Mary Jane Arrington View on PACER 52 Summons to be Issued - Wendy Link View on PACER 53 Summons to be Issued - Brian Corley View on PACER 54 Summons to be Issued - Julie Marcus View on PACER 55 Summons to be Issued - Lori Edwards View on PACER 56 Summons to be Issued - Charles Overturf View on PACER 57 Summons to be Issued - Tappie Villane View on PACER 58 Summons to be Issued - Ron Turner View on PACER 59 Summons to be Issued - Christopher Anderson View on PACER 60 Summons to be Issued - Vicky Oakes View on PACER 61 Summons to be Issued - Gertrude Walker View on PACER 62 Summons to be Issued - William Keen View on PACER 63 Summons to be Issued - Jennifer Kinsey View on PACER 64 Summons to be Issued - Dana Southerland View on PACER 65 Summons to be Issued - Deborah Osborne View on PACER 66 Summons to be Issued - Lisa Lewis View on PACER 67 Summons to be Issued - Joseph Morgan View on PACER 68 Summons to be Issued - Ryan Messer View on PACER 69 Summons to be Issued - Carol Rudd View on PACER	March 16, 2023	March 16, 2023 Clearinghouse
2	CIVIL COVER SHEET. (WERMUTH, FREDERICK) (Entered: 03/16/2023)	March 16, 2023	March 16, 2023
3	Summons Issued as to MARK ANDERSEN, MAUREEN BAIRD, KIM BARTON, TIM BOBANIC, TOMI STINSON BROWN, CORD BYRD, STARLET CANNON, CHRIS H CHAMBLESS, SHARON CHASON, MIKE HOGAN, EDWARDS JENNIFER, SHIRLEY G KNIGHT, KAITI LENHART, CHRISTOPHER MILTON, MARK F NEGLEY, HEATHER RILEY, CONNIE SANCHEZ, JOE SCOTT, AMANDA SEYFANG, DAVID H STAFFORD, LEAH VALENTINE. (kdm) (Entered: 03/17/2023)	March 17, 2023	March 17, 2023
4	Summons Issued as to CHRIS ANDERSON, WILLIAM KEEN, JENNIFER MUSGROVE KINSEY, LISA LEWIS, RYAN MESSER, JOSEPH MORGAN, VICKY OAKES, DEBORAH K OSBORNE, CAROL F RUDD, GERTRUDE WALKER. (Attachments: # 1 MESSER, # 2 MORGAN, # 3 LEWIS, # 4 OSBORNE, # 5 SOUTHERLAND, # 6 KINSEY, # 7 KEEN, # 8 WALKER, # 9 OAKES, # 10 ANDERSON) (atm) (Entered: 03/17/2023)	March 17, 2023	March 17, 2023
5	Summons Issued as to MELISSA ARNOLD, MARY JANE ARRINGTON, BRIAN E CORLEY, BILL COWLES, LORI EDWARDS, WENDY SARTORY LINK, JULIE MARCUS, CHARLES OVERTURF, RON TURNER, TAPPIE A VILLANE. (Attachments: # 1 VILLANE, # 2 OVERTURF, # 3 EDWARDS, # 4 MARCUS, # 5 CORLEY, # 6 LINK, # 7 ARRINGTON, # 8 COWLES, # 9 ARNOLD) (atm) (Entered: 03/17/2023)	March 17, 2023	March 17, 2023
6	NOTICE of Appearance by ROBERT CHARLES SWAIN on behalf of KIM BARTON (SWAIN, ROBERT) (Entered: 03/20/2023)	March 20, 2023	March 20, 2023
7	NOTICE of Appearance by STEPHEN MARK TODD on behalf of CRAIG LATIMER (TODD, STEPHEN) (Entered: 03/20/2023)	March 20, 2023	March 20, 2023
8	Summons Issued as to JANET H ADKINS, SHIRLEY ANDERSON, MICHAEL BENNETT, GRANT CONYERS, VICKI DAVIS, TOMMY DOYLE, HEATH DRIGGERS, CAROL A DUNAWAY, MARK S. EARLEY, ALETRIS FARNAM, JOYCE GRIFFIN, JOHN HANLON, TRAVIS HART, ALAN HAYS, KAREN HEALY, BRENDA HOOTS, LAURA HUTTO, TAMMY JONES, CRAIG LATIMER, PAUL LUX, THERISA MEADOWS, MICHELLE MILLIGAN, DIANE SMITH, LESLIE ROSSWAY SWAN, CHRISTINA WHITE, WESLEY WILCOX. (kdm) (Entered: 03/20/2023)	March 20, 2023	March 20, 2023
9	WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by CRAIG LATIMER. CRAIG LATIMER waiver sent on 3/21/2023, answer due 5/22/2023. (TODD, STEPHEN) (Entered: 03/21/2023)	March 21, 2023	March 21, 2023
10	WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by FLORIDA ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS, VOTE.ORG, FLORIDA STATE CONFERENCE OF THE NAACP. MARK S. EARLEY waiver sent on 3/20/2023, answer due 5/19/2023; PAUL LUX waiver sent on 3/20/2023, answer due 5/19/2023. (Attachments: # 1 Waiver of Service) (WERMUTH, FREDERICK) (Entered: 03/21/2023)	March 21, 2023	March 21, 2023
11	NOTICE of Appearance by GREGORY THOMAS STEWART on behalf of PAUL LUX (STEWART, GREGORY) (Entered: 03/22/2023)	March 22, 2023	March 22, 2023
12	NOTICE of Appearance by MATTHEW REED SHAUD on behalf of PAUL LUX (SHAUD, MATTHEW) (Entered: 03/22/2023)	March 22, 2023	March 22, 2023
13	Corporate Disclosure Statement/Certificate of Interested Persons by PAUL LUX. (STEWART, GREGORY) (Entered: 03/22/2023)	March 22, 2023	March 22, 2023
14	WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by FLORIDA ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS, VOTE.ORG, FLORIDA STATE CONFERENCE OF THE NAACP. SHIRLEY ANDERSON waiver sent on 3/22/2023, answer due 5/22/2023. (WERMUTH, FREDERICK) (Entered: 03/22/2023)	March 22, 2023	March 22, 2023
15	NOTICE of Appearance by MARK HERRON on behalf of MARK S. EARLEY (HERRON, MARK) (Entered: 03/23/2023)	March 23, 2023	March 23, 2023
16	WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by MARK S. EARLEY. (HERRON, MARK) (Entered: 03/23/2023)	March 23, 2023	March 23, 2023
17	WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by KIM BARTON. KIM BARTON waiver sent on 3/17/2023, answer due 5/16/2023. (SWAIN, ROBERT) (Entered: 03/23/2023)	March 23, 2023	March 23, 2023
18	Corporate Disclosure Statement/Certificate of Interested Persons by KIM BARTON. (SWAIN, ROBERT) (Entered: 03/23/2023)	March 23, 2023	March 23, 2023
19	Corporate Disclosure Statement/Certificate of Interested Persons by FLORIDA ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS, FLORIDA STATE CONFERENCE OF THE NAACP, VOTE.ORG. (WERMUTH, FREDERICK) (Entered: 03/23/2023)	March 23, 2023	March 23, 2023
20	WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by RON TURNER. RON TURNER waiver sent on 3/23/2023, answer due 5/22/2023. (BENTLEY, MORGAN) (Entered: 03/23/2023)	March 23, 2023	March 23, 2023
21	WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by FLORIDA ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS, VOTE.ORG, FLORIDA STATE CONFERENCE OF THE NAACP. CHRIS ANDERSON waiver sent on 3/23/2023, answer due 5/22/2023; MAUREEN BAIRD waiver sent on 3/23/2023, answer due 5/22/2023; MICHAEL BENNETT waiver sent on 3/23/2023, answer due 5/22/2023; BRIAN E CORLEY waiver sent on 3/23/2023, answer due 5/22/2023; TOMMY DOYLE waiver sent on 3/23/2023, answer due 5/22/2023; LORI EDWARDS waiver sent on 3/23/2023, answer due 5/22/2023; JOYCE GRIFFIN waiver sent on 3/23/2023, answer due 5/22/2023; ALAN HAYS waiver sent on 3/23/2023, answer due 5/22/2023; JOE SCOTT waiver sent on 3/21/2023, answer due 5/22/2023; LESLIE ROSSWAY SWAN waiver sent on 3/23/2023, answer due 5/22/2023; WESLEY WILCOX waiver sent on 3/23/2023, answer due 5/22/2023. (Attachments: # 1 Waiver of Service for Maureen Baird as Citrus County Supervisor of Elections, # 2 Waiver of Service for Michael Bennett as Manatee County Supervisor of Elections, # 3 Waiver of Service for Brian Corley as Pasco County Supervisor of Elections, # 4 Waiver of Service for Tommy Doyle as Lee County Supervisor of Elections, # 5 Waiver of Service for Jennifer Edwards as Collier County Supervisor of Elections, # 6 Waiver of Service for Joyce Griffin as Monroe County Supervisor of Elections, # 7 Waiver of Service for Alan Hays as Lake County Supervisor of Elections, # 8 Waiver of Service for Joe Scott as Broward County Supervisor of Elections, # 9 Waiver of Service for Leslie Swan as Indian River County Supervisor of Elections, # 10 Waiver of Service for Wesley Wilcox as Marion County Supervisor of Elections) (WERMUTH, FREDERICK) (Entered: 03/24/2023)	March 24, 2023	March 24, 2023
22	NOTICE of Appearance by KELLY LYNN VICARI on behalf of JULIE MARCUS (VICARI, KELLY) (Entered: 03/27/2023)	March 27, 2023	March 27, 2023
23	NOTICE of Appearance by NATHANIEL ADAM KLITSBERG on behalf of JOE SCOTT (KLITSBERG, NATHANIEL) (Entered: 03/27/2023)	March 27, 2023	March 27, 2023
24	NOTICE of Appearance by JOSEPH K JARONE on behalf of JOE SCOTT (JARONE, JOSEPH) (Entered: 03/27/2023)	March 27, 2023	March 27, 2023
25	Corporate Disclosure Statement/Certificate of Interested Persons by JOE SCOTT. (KLITSBERG, NATHANIEL) (Entered: 03/27/2023)	March 27, 2023	March 27, 2023
26	Corporate Disclosure Statement/Certificate of Interested Persons by MARK S. EARLEY identifying Corporate Parent LEON COUNTY - STATE OF FLORIDA for MARK S. EARLEY.. (HERRON, MARK) (Entered: 03/27/2023)	March 27, 2023	March 27, 2023
27	NOTICE of Appearance by CRAIG DENNIS FEISER on behalf of MIKE HOGAN (FEISER, CRAIG) (Entered: 03/27/2023)	March 27, 2023	March 27, 2023
28	WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by FLORIDA ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS, VOTE.ORG, FLORIDA STATE CONFERENCE OF THE NAACP. MARY JANE ARRINGTON waiver sent on 3/21/2023, answer due 5/22/2023; CHRIS H CHAMBLESS waiver sent on 3/21/2023, answer due 5/22/2023; BILL COWLES waiver sent on 3/23/2023, answer due 5/22/2023; VICKI DAVIS waiver sent on 3/21/2023, answer due 5/22/2023; LORI EDWARDS waiver sent on 3/21/2023, answer due 5/22/2023; MIKE HOGAN waiver sent on 3/27/2023, answer due 5/26/2023; GERTRUDE WALKER waiver sent on 3/22/2023, answer due 5/22/2023. (Attachments: # 1 Waiver of Service for Chris Chambless as Clay County Supervisor of Elections, # 2 Waiver of Service for Bill Cowles as Orange County Supervisor of Elections, # 3 Waiver of Service for Vicki Davis as Martin County Supervisor of Elections, # 4 Waiver of Service for Lori Edwards as Polk County Supervisor of Elections, # 5 Waiver of Service for Mike Hogan as Duval County Supervisor of Elections, # 6 Waiver of Service for Gertrude Walker as St. Lucie County Supervisor of Elections) (WERMUTH, FREDERICK) (Entered: 03/27/2023)	March 27, 2023	March 27, 2023
29	NOTICE of Appearance by DIANA MASTERS JOHNSON on behalf of KIM BARTON (JOHNSON, DIANA) (Entered: 03/28/2023)	March 28, 2023	March 28, 2023
30	NOTICE of Appearance by DEVONA ALICIA REYNOLDS PEREZ on behalf of JOE SCOTT (REYNOLDS PEREZ, DEVONA) (Entered: 03/28/2023)	March 28, 2023	March 28, 2023
31	NOTICE of Appearance by FRANK MICHAEL MARI on behalf of KAREN HEALY, KAITI LENHART, MARK F NEGLEY, CONNIE SANCHEZ (MARI, FRANK) (Entered: 03/28/2023)	March 28, 2023	March 28, 2023
32	WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by FLORIDA ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS, VOTE.ORG, FLORIDA STATE CONFERENCE OF THE NAACP. KAREN HEALY waiver sent on 3/27/2023, answer due 5/26/2023; KAITI LENHART waiver sent on 3/27/2023, answer due 5/26/2023; MICHELLE MILLIGAN waiver sent on 3/27/2023, answer due 5/26/2023; MARK F NEGLEY waiver sent on 3/27/2023, answer due 5/26/2023; CONNIE SANCHEZ waiver sent on 3/27/2023, answer due 5/26/2023; DAVID H STAFFORD waiver sent on 3/24/2023, answer due 5/23/2023. (Attachments: # 1 Waiver of Service for Kaitlyn Lenhart as Flagler County Supervisor of Elections, # 2 Waiver of Service for Michelle Milligan as Jefferson County Supervisor of Elections, # 3 Waiver of Service for Mark Negley as DeSoto County Supervisor of Elections, # 4 Waiver of Service for Connie Sanchez as Gilchrist County Supervisor of Elections, # 5 Waiver of Service for David Stafford as Escambia County Supervisor of Elections) (WERMUTH, FREDERICK) (Entered: 03/28/2023)	March 28, 2023	March 28, 2023
33	NOTICE of Appearance by JON A JOUBEN on behalf of SHIRLEY ANDERSON (JOUBEN, JON) (Entered: 03/29/2023)	March 29, 2023	March 29, 2023
34	NOTICE of Appearance by KYLE J BENDA on behalf of SHIRLEY ANDERSON (BENDA, KYLE) (Entered: 03/29/2023)	March 29, 2023	March 29, 2023
35	*WRONG PDF ATTACHED* -- Corporate Disclosure Statement/Certificate of Interested Persons by SHIRLEY ANDERSON. (JOUBEN, JON) Modified on 3/30/2023 to edit text (kdm). (Entered: 03/29/2023)	March 29, 2023	March 29, 2023
36	NOTICE of Appearance by FRANK MICHAEL MARI on behalf of TIM BOBANIC, HEATH DRIGGERS, MICHELLE MILLIGAN (MARI, FRANK) (Entered: 03/30/2023)	March 30, 2023	March 30, 2023
37	NOTICE Corporate Disclosure Statement/Certificate of Interested Parties by JULIE MARCUS (VICARI, KELLY) (Entered: 03/30/2023)	March 30, 2023	March 30, 2023
38	Corporate Disclosure Statement/Certificate of Interested Persons by SHIRLEY ANDERSON. (BENDA, KYLE) (Entered: 03/30/2023)	March 30, 2023	March 30, 2023
39	WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by FLORIDA ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS, VOTE.ORG, FLORIDA STATE CONFERENCE OF THE NAACP. JANET H ADKINS waiver sent on 3/29/2023, answer due 5/30/2023; MARK ANDERSEN waiver sent on 3/29/2023, answer due 5/30/2023; MELISSA ARNOLD waiver sent on 3/27/2023, answer due 5/26/2023; TIM BOBANIC waiver sent on 3/27/2023, answer due 5/26/2023; TOMI STINSON BROWN waiver sent on 3/29/2023, answer due 5/30/2023; STARLET CANNON waiver sent on 3/29/2023, answer due 5/30/2023; SHARON CHASON waiver sent on 3/29/2023, answer due 5/30/2023; GRANT CONYERS waiver sent on 3/29/2023, answer due 5/30/2023; CAROL A DUNAWAY waiver sent on 3/29/2023, answer due 5/30/2023; ALETRIS FARNAM waiver sent on 3/27/2023, answer due 5/26/2023; TRAVIS HART waiver sent on 3/29/2023, answer due 5/30/2023; BRENDA HOOTS waiver sent on 3/27/2023, answer due 5/26/2023; LAURA HUTTO waiver sent on 3/29/2023, answer due 5/30/2023; TAMMY JONES waiver sent on 3/27/2023, answer due 5/26/2023; WILLIAM KEEN waiver sent on 3/29/2023, answer due 5/30/2023; JENNIFER MUSGROVE KINSEY waiver sent on 3/29/2023, answer due 5/30/2023; SHIRLEY G KNIGHT waiver sent on 3/29/2023, answer due 5/30/2023; THERISA MEADOWS waiver sent on 3/27/2023, answer due 5/26/2023; RYAN MESSER waiver sent on 3/29/2023, answer due 5/30/2023; CHRISTOPHER MILTON waiver sent on 3/29/2023, answer due 5/30/2023; JOSEPH MORGAN waiver sent on 3/29/2023, answer due 5/30/2023; VICKY OAKES waiver sent on 3/29/2023, answer due 5/30/2023; DEBORAH K OSBORNE waiver sent on 3/29/2023, answer due 5/30/2023; CHARLES OVERTURF waiver sent on 3/29/2023, answer due 5/30/2023; HEATHER RILEY waiver sent on 3/29/2023, answer due 5/30/2023; CAROL F RUDD waiver sent on 3/29/2023, answer due 5/30/2023; AMANDA SEYFANG waiver sent on 3/29/2023, answer due 5/30/2023; DIANE SMITH waiver sent on 3/27/2023, answer due 5/26/2023; DANA SOUTHERLAND waiver sent on 3/29/2023, answer due 5/30/2023; TAPPIE A VILLANE waiver sent on 3/29/2023, answer due 5/30/2023. (Attachments: # 1 Waiver of Service for Mark Anderson as Bay County Supervisor of Elections, # 2 Waiver of Service for Tim Bobanic as Brevard County Supervisor of Elections, # 3 Waiver of Service for Tomi Brown as Columbia County Supervisor of Elections, # 4 Waiver of Service for Starlet Cannon as County Supervisor of Elections, # 5 Waiver of Service for Sharon Chason as Calhoun County Supervisor of Elections, # 6 Waiver of Service for Grant Conyers as Liberty County Supervisor of Elections, # 7 Waiver of Service for Carol Dunaway as Jackson County Supervisor of Elections, # 8 Waiver of Service for Travis Hart as Lafayette County Supervisor of Elections, # 9 Waiver of Service for Laura Hutto as Hamilton County Supervisor of Elections, # 10 Waiver of Service for William Keen as Sumter County Supervisor of Elections, # 11 Waiver of Service for Jennifer Kinsey as Suwannee County Supervisor of Elections, # 12 Waiver of Service for Shirley Knight as Gadsden County Supervisor of Elections, # 13 Waiver of Service for Ryan Messer as Walton County Supervisor of Elections, # 14 Waiver of Service for Chris Milton as Baker County Supervisor of Elections, # 15 Waiver of Service for Joseph Morgan as Wakulla County Supervisor of Elections, # 16 Waiver of Service for Vicky Oakes as St. Johns County Supervisor of Elections, # 17 Waiver of Service for Deborah Osborne as Union County Supervisor of Elections, # 18 Waiver of Service for Charles Overturf as Putnam County Supervisor of Elections, # 19 Waiver of Service for Heather Riley as Franklin County Supervisor of Elections, # 20 Waiver of Service for Carol Rudd as Washington County Supervisor of Elections, # 21 Waiver of Service for Amanda Seyfang as Bradford County Supervisor of Elections, # 22 Waiver of Service for Dana Southerland as Taylor County Supervisor of Elections, # 23 Waiver of Service for Tappie Villane as Santa Rosa County Supervisor of Elections, # 24 Waiver of Service for Melissa Arnold as Okeechobee County Supervisor of Elections, # 25 Waiver of Service for Aletris Farnam as Glades County Supervisor of Elections, # 26 Waiver of Service for Benda Hoots as Hendry County Supervisor of Elections, # 27 Waiver of Service for Tammy Jones as Levy County Supervisor of Elections, # 28 Waiver of Service for Therisa Meadows as Holmes County Supervisor of Elections, # 29 Waiver of Service for Diane Smith as Hardee County Supervisor of Elections) (WERMUTH, FREDERICK) (Entered: 03/30/2023)	March 30, 2023	March 30, 2023
40	NOTICE of Appearance by ANDY V BARDOS on behalf of CHRIS ANDERSON, MICHAEL BENNETT, BRIAN E CORLEY, TOMMY DOYLE, JOYCE GRIFFIN, ALAN HAYS, LESLIE ROSSWAY SWAN, WESLEY WILCOX, JENNIFER J EDWARDS (BARDOS, ANDY) (Entered: 03/30/2023)	March 30, 2023	March 30, 2023
41	WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by LISA LEWIS. LISA LEWIS waiver sent on 3/31/2023, answer due 5/30/2023. (BLEDSOE, WILLIAM) (Entered: 03/31/2023)	March 31, 2023	March 31, 2023
42	NOTICE of Appearance by WILLIAM KEVIN BLEDSOE on behalf of LISA LEWIS (BLEDSOE, WILLIAM) (Entered: 03/31/2023)	March 31, 2023	March 31, 2023
43	NOTICE of Appearance by SUSAN SMITH ERDELYI on behalf of JANET H ADKINS, MARK ANDERSEN, TOMI STINSON BROWN, STARLET CANNON, SHARON CHASON, GRANT CONYERS, CAROL A DUNAWAY, TRAVIS HART, LAURA HUTTO, WILLIAM KEEN, JENNIFER MUSGROVE KINSEY, SHIRLEY G KNIGHT, RYAN MESSER, CHRISTOPHER MILTON, JOSEPH MORGAN, VICKY OAKES, DEBORAH K OSBORNE, CHARLES OVERTURF, HEATHER RILEY, CAROL F RUDD, AMANDA SEYFANG, DANA SOUTHERLAND, TAPPIE A VILLANE (ERDELYI, SUSAN) (Entered: 03/31/2023)	March 31, 2023	March 31, 2023
44	NOTICE of Appearance by ASHLEY E DAVIS on behalf of CORD BYRD (DAVIS, ASHLEY) (Entered: 04/03/2023)	April 3, 2023	April 3, 2023
45	NOTICE of Appearance by JOSEPH SCOTT VAN DE BOGART on behalf of CORD BYRD (VAN DE BOGART, JOSEPH) (Entered: 04/03/2023)	April 3, 2023	April 3, 2023
46	NOTICE of Appearance by MICHAEL BENY VALDES on behalf of CHRISTINA WHITE (VALDES, MICHAEL) (Entered: 04/03/2023)	April 3, 2023	April 3, 2023
47	WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by FLORIDA ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS, VOTE.ORG, FLORIDA STATE CONFERENCE OF THE NAACP. HEATH DRIGGERS waiver sent on 3/27/2023, answer due 5/26/2023; WENDY SARTORY LINK waiver sent on 3/20/2023, answer due 5/19/2023. (Attachments: # 1 Waiver of Service for Wendy Link as Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections) (WERMUTH, FREDERICK) (Entered: 04/04/2023)	April 4, 2023	April 4, 2023
48	NOTICE of Appearance by SOPHIA MARIE GUZZO on behalf of CHRISTINA WHITE (GUZZO, SOPHIA) (Entered: 04/04/2023)	April 4, 2023	April 4, 2023
49	MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Alexander F. Atkins.( Filing fee $ 208 receipt number AFLNDC-7802357.) by FLORIDA ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS, FLORIDA STATE CONFERENCE OF THE NAACP, VOTE.ORG. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B) (WERMUTH, FREDERICK) (Entered: 04/04/2023)	April 4, 2023	April 4, 2023
50	MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Justin Baxenberg.( Filing fee $ 208 receipt number AFLNDC-7802365.) by FLORIDA ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS, FLORIDA STATE CONFERENCE OF THE NAACP, VOTE.ORG. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B) (WERMUTH, FREDERICK) (Entered: 04/04/2023)	April 4, 2023	April 4, 2023
51	MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Abha Khanna.( Filing fee $ 208 receipt number AFLNDC-7802373.) by FLORIDA ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS, FLORIDA STATE CONFERENCE OF THE NAACP, VOTE.ORG. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B) (WERMUTH, FREDERICK) (Entered: 04/04/2023) 1 Exhibit A View on PACER 2 Exhibit B View on PACER	April 4, 2023	April 4, 2023 RECAP
52	MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Renata O'Donnell.( Filing fee $ 208 receipt number AFLNDC-7802378.) by FLORIDA ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS, FLORIDA STATE CONFERENCE OF THE NAACP, VOTE.ORG. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B) (WERMUTH, FREDERICK) (Entered: 04/04/2023)	April 4, 2023	April 4, 2023
53	AFFIDAVIT of Service for Complaint served on Cord Byrd in his official capacity as the Florida Secretary of State on 03/29/2023, filed by FLORIDA ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS, FLORIDA STATE CONFERENCE OF THE NAACP, VOTE.ORG. (WERMUTH, FREDERICK) (Entered: 04/04/2023)	April 4, 2023	April 4, 2023
54	AFFIDAVIT of Service for Complaint served on Christina White as Miami-Dade County Supervisor of Elections on 03/24/2023, filed by FLORIDA ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS, FLORIDA STATE CONFERENCE OF THE NAACP, VOTE.ORG. (WERMUTH, FREDERICK) (Entered: 04/04/2023)	April 4, 2023	April 4, 2023
55	AFFIDAVIT of Service for Complaint served on Julie Marcus as Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections on 03/24/2023, filed by FLORIDA ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS, FLORIDA STATE CONFERENCE OF THE NAACP, VOTE.ORG. (WERMUTH, FREDERICK) (Entered: 04/04/2023)	April 4, 2023	April 4, 2023
56	AFFIDAVIT of Service for Complaint served on Leah Valenti as Charlotte County Supervisor of Elections on 03/31/23, filed by FLORIDA ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS, FLORIDA STATE CONFERENCE OF THE NAACP, VOTE.ORG. (WERMUTH, FREDERICK) (Entered: 04/05/2023)	April 5, 2023	April 5, 2023
57	WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by FLORIDA ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS, VOTE.ORG, FLORIDA STATE CONFERENCE OF THE NAACP. JOHN HANLON waiver sent on 3/29/2023, answer due 5/30/2023. (WERMUTH, FREDERICK) (Entered: 04/05/2023)	April 5, 2023	April 5, 2023
58	MOTION to Intervene by REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE, Republican Party of Pasco County. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Memorandum of Law in Support of Motion to Intervene, # 2 Exhibit Proposed Intervenor-Defendants' Proposed Answer) (NORDBY, DANIEL) (Entered: 04/05/2023) 1 Exhibit Memorandum of Law in Support of Motion to Intervene View on PACER 2 Exhibit Proposed Intervenor-Defendants' Proposed Answer View on PACER	April 5, 2023	April 5, 2023 RECAP
59	NOTICE of Appearance by SUSAN SMITH ERDELYI on behalf of JOHN HANLON (ERDELYI, SUSAN) (Entered: 04/05/2023)	April 5, 2023	April 5, 2023
	ACTION REQUIRED BY MAGISTRATE JUDGE: Chambers of MAGISTRATE JUDGE MARTIN A FITZPATRICK notified that action is needed Re: 49, 50, 51, 52 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Referred to MARTIN A FITZPATRICK. (kdm)	April 5, 2023	April 5, 2023
60	NOTICE of Appearance by DALE A SCOTT on behalf of MAUREEN BAIRD (SCOTT, DALE) (Entered: 04/06/2023)	April 6, 2023	April 6, 2023
61	NOTICE of Appearance by NICHOLAS JOHN PETER MEROS on behalf of CORD BYRD (MEROS, NICHOLAS) (Entered: 04/06/2023)	April 6, 2023	April 6, 2023
62	ORDER -Accordingly, it is ORDERED that the motion for leave to appear pro hac vice, ECF No. 49, is GRANTED. Signed by MAGISTRATE JUDGE MARTIN A FITZPATRICK on 4/7/23. (sjb) (Entered: 04/07/2023)	April 7, 2023	April 7, 2023
63	ORDER - Accordingly, it is ORDERED that the motion for leave to appear pro hac vice, ECF No. 50, is GRANTED. Signed by MAGISTRATE JUDGE MARTIN A FITZPATRICK on 4/7/23. (sjb) (Entered: 04/07/2023)	April 7, 2023	April 7, 2023
64	ORDER - Accordingly, it is ORDERED that the motion for leave to appear pro hac vice, ECF No. 51, is GRANTED. Signed by MAGISTRATE JUDGE MARTIN A FITZPATRICK on 4/7/23. (sjb) (Entered: 04/07/2023)	April 7, 2023	April 7, 2023
65	ORDER - Accordingly, it is ORDERED that the motion for leave to appear pro hac vice, ECF No. 52, is GRANTED. Signed by MAGISTRATE JUDGE MARTIN A FITZPATRICK on 4/7/23. (sjb) (Entered: 04/07/2023)	April 7, 2023	April 7, 2023
66	Corporate Disclosure Statement/Certificate of Interested Persons by CRAIG LATIMER identifying Corporate Parent HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY for CRAIG LATIMER.. (TODD, STEPHEN) (Entered: 04/07/2023)	April 7, 2023	April 7, 2023
67	NOTICE of Appearance by GERALDO FRANCIS OLIVO, III on behalf of MELISSA ARNOLD, ALETRIS FARNAM, BRENDA HOOTS, TAMMY JONES, THERISA MEADOWS, DIANE SMITH (OLIVO, GERALDO) (Entered: 04/10/2023)	April 10, 2023	April 10, 2023
68	NOTICE of Appearance by GERALDO FRANCIS OLIVO, III on behalf of MELISSA ARNOLD, ALETRIS FARNAM, BRENDA HOOTS, TAMMY JONES, THERISA MEADOWS, DIANE SMITH (OLIVO, GERALDO) (Entered: 04/10/2023)	April 10, 2023	April 10, 2023
69	MOTION to Extend TimeUnopposed by CORD BYRD. (VAN DE BOGART, JOSEPH) (Entered: 04/12/2023)	April 12, 2023	April 12, 2023
70	MOTION to Extend Time by CHRISTINA WHITE, Leah Valenti. (BARDOS, ANDY) (Entered: 04/14/2023)	April 14, 2023	April 14, 2023
71	MOTION to Extend Time by JULIE MARCUS. (VICARI, KELLY) (Entered: 04/14/2023)	April 14, 2023	April 14, 2023
72	ORDER REGARDING CASE MANAGEMENT AND EXTENSIONS granting re 71 MOTION to Extend Time filed by JULIE MARCUS, granting 70 MOTION to Extend Time filed by Leah Valenti, CHRISTINA WHITE, granting 69 MOTION to Extend TimeUnopposed filed by CORD BYRD. Last, several Defendants have moved for extensions of time to respond to the complaint. ECF Nos. 69, 70, 71. Those motions are GRANTED, and the deadline for all Defendants is extended to the later of May 29, 2023 or the date upon which they were otherwise obligated by rule to respond. signed by JUDGE ALLEN C WINSOR on 4/14/23. ( Answer/Response due by 5/29/2023, Plaintiff's Status Report due by 5/5/2023.) (bkp) (Entered: 04/14/2023)	April 14, 2023	April 14, 2023
73	NOTICE of Appearance by WILLIAM DAVID CHAPPELL on behalf of CORD BYRD (CHAPPELL, WILLIAM) (Entered: 04/17/2023)	April 17, 2023	April 17, 2023
74	NOTICE of Appearance by MORGAN RAY BENTLEY on behalf of RON TURNER (BENTLEY, MORGAN) (Entered: 04/18/2023)	April 18, 2023	April 18, 2023
75	Corporate Disclosure Statement/Certificate of Interested Persons by RON TURNER. (BENTLEY, MORGAN) (Entered: 04/18/2023)	April 18, 2023	April 18, 2023
76	MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by CONOR D. WOODFIN.( Filing fee $ 208 receipt number AFLNDC-7853538.) by REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE, Republican Party of Pasco County. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Exhibit A) (GIBSON, BENJAMIN) (Entered: 05/04/2023)	May 4, 2023	May 4, 2023
77	MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by CAMERON T. NORRIS.( Filing fee $ 208 receipt number AFLNDC-7853563.) by REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE, Republican Party of Pasco County. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Exhibit A) (GIBSON, BENJAMIN) (Entered: 05/04/2023)	May 4, 2023	May 4, 2023
78	MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice( Filing fee $ 208 receipt number AFLNDC-7853565.) by REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE, Republican Party of Pasco County. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Exhibit A) (GIBSON, BENJAMIN) (Entered: 05/04/2023)	May 4, 2023	May 4, 2023
79	MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by GILBERT C. DICKEY.( Filing fee $ 208 receipt number AFLNDC-7853568.) by REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE, Republican Party of Pasco County. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Exhibit A) (GIBSON, BENJAMIN) (Entered: 05/04/2023)	May 4, 2023	May 4, 2023
80	STATUS REPORT Plaintiffs' Status Report in Response to Order Regarding Case Management (ECF 72) by FLORIDA ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS, FLORIDA STATE CONFERENCE OF THE NAACP, VOTE.ORG. (WERMUTH, FREDERICK) (Entered: 05/05/2023)	May 5, 2023	May 5, 2023 RECAP
	ACTION REQUIRED BY MAGISTRATE JUDGE: Chambers of MAGISTRATE JUDGE MARTIN A FITZPATRICK notified that action is needed Re: 79 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by GILBERT C. DICKEY.( Filing fee $ 208 receipt number AFLNDC-7853568.), 78 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice( Filing fee $ 208 receipt number AFLNDC-7853565.), 76 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by CONOR D. WOODFIN.( Filing fee $ 208 receipt number AFLNDC-7853538.), 77 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by CAMERON T. NORRIS.( Filing fee $ 208 receipt number AFLNDC-7853563.). Referred to MARTIN A FITZPATRICK. (sjb)	May 5, 2023	May 5, 2023
81	NOTICE of Appearance by JOHN T LAVIA, III on behalf of MARY JANE ARRINGTON, CHRIS H CHAMBLESS, VICKI DAVIS, LORI EDWARDS, GERTRUDE WALKER (LAVIA, JOHN) (Entered: 05/10/2023)	May 10, 2023	May 10, 2023
82	ORDER- Accordingly, it is ORDERED that the motions for leave to appear pro hac vice, ECF Nos. 76 - 79, are GRANTED. Signed by MAGISTRATE JUDGE MARTIN A FITZPATRICK on 5/19/23. (sjb) (Entered: 05/19/2023)	May 19, 2023	May 19, 2023 RECAP
83	Ron Turner's ANSWER to Complaint by RON TURNER. (BENTLEY, MORGAN) (Entered: 05/23/2023)	May 23, 2023	May 23, 2023 RECAP
84	NOTICE of Appearance by SARAH LYNN JONAS on behalf of LISA LEWIS (JONAS, SARAH) (Entered: 05/23/2023)	May 23, 2023	May 23, 2023
85	ORDER GRANTING 58 MOTION TO INTERVENE. Signed by JUDGE ALLEN C WINSOR on 5/26/2023. The Republican National Committee and Republican Party of Pasco County are added as defendants. Their proposed answer (ECF No. 58 -2) is accepted and deemed filed as of today. (kdm) (Entered: 05/26/2023)	May 26, 2023	May 26, 2023
86	INTERVENOR-DEFENDANTS' ANSWER to 1 Complaint, by REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE, REPUBLICAN PARTY OF PASCO COUNTY. (kdm) (Entered: 05/26/2023)	May 26, 2023	May 26, 2023
87	ALL FLORIDA COUNTY SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS' (EXCEPT MIAMI-DADE AND SARASOTA COUNTIES) ANSWER to 1 Complaint,,,,,,,,,,,,, by JANET H ADKINS, MARK ANDERSEN, CHRIS ANDERSON, SHIRLEY ANDERSON, MELISSA ARNOLD, MARY JANE ARRINGTON, MAUREEN BAIRD, KIM BARTON, MICHAEL BENNETT, TIM BOBANIC, TOMI STINSON BROWN, STARLET CANNON, CHRIS H CHAMBLESS, SHARON CHASON, GRANT CONYERS, BRIAN E CORLEY, BILL COWLES, VICKI DAVIS, TOMMY DOYLE, HEATH DRIGGERS, CAROL A DUNAWAY, MARK S. EARLEY, JENNIFER J EDWARDS, LORI EDWARDS, ALETRIS FARNAM, JOYCE GRIFFIN, JOHN HANLON, TRAVIS HART, ALAN HAYS, KAREN HEALY, MIKE HOGAN, BRENDA HOOTS, LAURA HUTTO, EDWARDS JENNIFER, TAMMY JONES, WILLIAM KEEN, JENNIFER MUSGROVE KINSEY, SHIRLEY G KNIGHT, CRAIG LATIMER, KAITI LENHART, LISA LEWIS, WENDY SARTORY LINK, PAUL LUX, JULIE MARCUS, THERISA MEADOWS, RYAN MESSER, MICHELLE MILLIGAN, CHRISTOPHER MILTON, JOSEPH MORGAN, MARK F NEGLEY, VICKY OAKES, DEBORAH K OSBORNE, CHARLES OVERTURF, HEATHER RILEY, CAROL F RUDD, CONNIE SANCHEZ, JOE SCOTT, AMANDA SEYFANG, DIANE SMITH, DANA SOUTHERLAND, DAVID H STAFFORD, LESLIE ROSSWAY SWAN, LEAH VALENTI, TAPPIE A VILLANE, GERTRUDE WALKER, WESLEY WILCOX. (KLITSBERG, NATHANIEL) (Entered: 05/26/2023)	May 26, 2023	May 26, 2023
88	ANSWER to 1 Complaint,,,,,,,,,,,,, by CHRISTINA WHITE. (VALDES, MICHAEL) (Entered: 05/30/2023)	May 30, 2023	May 30, 2023
89	ANSWER to 1 Complaint,,,,,,,,,,,,, by CRAIG LATIMER. (TODD, STEPHEN) (Entered: 05/30/2023)	May 30, 2023	May 30, 2023
90	Fifty-Four Florida County Supervisor of Elections Corrected ANSWER to 1 Complaint,,,,,,,,,,,,, by JANET H ADKINS, MARK ANDERSEN, SHIRLEY ANDERSON, MELISSA ARNOLD, MARY JANE ARRINGTON, MAUREEN BAIRD, KIM BARTON, TIM BOBANIC, TOMI STINSON BROWN, STARLET CANNON, CHRIS H CHAMBLESS, SHARON CHASON, GRANT CONYERS, BILL COWLES, VICKI DAVIS, HEATH DRIGGERS, CAROL A DUNAWAY, MARK S. EARLEY, LORI EDWARDS, ALETRIS FARNAM, JOHN HANLON, TRAVIS HART, KAREN HEALY, MIKE HOGAN, BRENDA HOOTS, LAURA HUTTO, TAMMY JONES, WILLIAM KEEN, JENNIFER MUSGROVE KINSEY, SHIRLEY G KNIGHT, KAITI LENHART, LISA LEWIS, WENDY SARTORY LINK, PAUL LUX, JULIE MARCUS, THERISA MEADOWS, RYAN MESSER, MICHELLE MILLIGAN, CHRISTOPHER MILTON, JOSEPH MORGAN, MARK F NEGLEY, VICKY OAKES, DEBORAH K OSBORNE, CHARLES OVERTURF, HEATHER RILEY, CAROL F RUDD, CONNIE SANCHEZ, JOE SCOTT, AMANDA SEYFANG, DIANE SMITH, DANA SOUTHERLAND, DAVID H STAFFORD, TAPPIE A VILLANE, GERTRUDE WALKER. (KLITSBERG, NATHANIEL) (Entered: 05/30/2023)	May 30, 2023	May 30, 2023

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Case Details

State / Territory:

Florida

Case Type(s):

Election/Voting Rights

Special Collection(s):

Law Firm Antiracism Alliance (LFAA) project

Trump Administration 2.0: Reversing Course on Existing Litigation

Voting Rights

Key Dates

Filing Date: March 16, 2023

Closing Date: May 6, 2025

Case Ongoing: No

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

The Florida Alliance for Retired Americans, the Florida State Conference of Branches and Youth Units of the NAACP, and the Disability Rights of Florida

Plaintiff Type(s):

Non-profit NON-religious organization

Public Interest Lawyer: No

Filed Pro Se: No

Class Action Sought: No

Class Action Outcome: Not sought

Defendants

State

Florida Secretary of State

Defendant Type(s):

Jurisdiction-wide

Case Details