Florida Statute 102.1685 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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Title IX
ELECTORS AND ELECTIONS

Chapter 102
CONDUCTING ELECTIONS AND ASCERTAINING THE RESULTS

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F.S. 102.1685

102.1685 Venue.—The venue for contesting a nomination or election or the results of a referendum shall be in the county in which the contestant qualified or in the county in which the question was submitted for referendum or, if the election or referendum covered more than one county, then in Leon County.

History.—s. 3, ch. 26870, 1951; s. 17, ch. 65-378; s. 30, ch. 77-175.

Note.—Former s. 99.202; s. 102.162.

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Cases Citing Statute 102.1685

Total Results: 5

Gore v. Harris

772 So. 2d 1243, 2000 WL 1800752

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Dec 8, 2000 | Docket: 2523042

Cited 13 times | Published

more than one county lies in Leon County, see § 102.1685, Fla. Stat. (2000), the circuit court has jurisdiction

Norman v. Ambler

46 So. 3d 178, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 16285, 2010 WL 4227426

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 27, 2010 | Docket: 2396258

Cited 6 times | Published

portions of Hillsborough and Pasco Counties. See § 102.1685, Fla. Stat. (2010). [2] Section 102.168, Florida

Fladell v. Labarga

775 So. 2d 987, 2000 WL 1791027

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 27, 2000 | Docket: 1667891

Published

county, then in Leon County. (Emphasis added.) § 102.1685, Florida Statutes (2000). Because this election

In Re Court Divisions

648 So. 2d 761

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 3, 1994 | Docket: 1701987

Published

State if more than one county is involved) (g) Section 102.1685 (Action to contest nomination or election

Harden v. Garrett

483 So. 2d 409, 11 Fla. L. Weekly 13

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Dec 20, 1985 | Docket: 455811

Published

cause to its proper statutory forum, Leon County. § 102.1685, Fla. Stat. (1983). The Leon County circuit court