Cord Byrd’s lawyers say the state is obliged to disqualify “constitutionally unacceptable” Debbie Meifiel – Florida policy

Florida Secretary -General’s lawyers Cord Bird protect disqualification Rep. Debbie Meifiel From special senate elections.

The election department has rejected the Mafield candidacy in the Senate district 19, as it has already served at the site for eight consecutive years, including most of 2024, according to a a short Filed by the Ministry of State Councilor Mohammed jazzS

State attorneys claim that running would violate again Rules to limit the term To the legislators who run for an office, they have already occupied for eight consecutive years.

“Nothing in Florida law, does not fulfill that the secretary certifies the names of candidates who do not correspond to the Constitution,” the brief claims.

Meifiel filed a petition to the Supreme Court in Florida In order to intervene, by substantiating the State Department, exaggerated by disqualifying it when no one else has legally disputed its application.

“The secretary plays a purely ministerial role in the processing of qualified documentation and has no authority to determine whether the qualification documentation is accurate or has reason to dispute Mayfield’s admissibility to run,” the MIFIV submission said.

Meifiel served in the Senate from 2016 until 2024 and was unable to look for another term in November due to the limits of the term. She ran instead and won Place in the last cycle of the house representing the House District 32.

But when a senator Randy wellher heir to the Senate, resigned to run For the congress, Mayfield has announced that he will look for his old Senate place in special elections. She had already introduced an indispensable resignation from the house when the state disqualifies it.

The State Department said the election department has all the information needed to throw a MIFIEL from a dispute.

“She provided the secretary a legal memorandum of November 27, 2024, noting that she has been occupying the office, which is now looking for the previous eight years (but still claims that she is still entitled to the office),” the submission said.

Ministerial tasks such as qualification, the state claims, “neither is required by the secretary to stop common sense or general knowledge.”

“For the same reason, the secretary cannot certify the King of England (not in the US) or the notorious serial killer (convicted criminal) to join a vote in the hope that a political opponent (if there is one) will challenge” , says in the briefing.

Several MPs in the era of the limits of the term are called out of office and then return after a period. Meifiel is now serving in the House, although he has previously served eight years from 2008 to 2016.

But a state lawyer claims that the case of Meifiel is different because she manages next year. Republican primary is scheduled for SD 19 on April 1, with the special general elections on June 10. The winner will take office this year and serve by 2028.

The briefing claims that the state was obliged to disqualify Meifield when it seems clear that it should be disqualified.

Meifiel has to respond to the state’s arguments until Wednesday. She asked the court to intervene until Friday, February 14, on the day when the Brevard County Election staff plan to send primary ballots to military and overseas voters.

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