Senate, Mayfield and Florida Supreme Court

Florida Supreme Court says state wrongly blocked Senate candidate from ballot
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Mayfield put on Senate ballot in unanimous Florida Supreme Court ruling
A state agency last week said Mayfield was not eligible to run for the Senate District 19 seat because of Florida's term limit rules
Debbie Mayfield fails to qualify for special election for her old Florida Senate seat
The winner of the Republican primary will face Democrat Vance Ahrens in a June 10 special general election for the seat.
Florida Supreme Court backs Mayfield in ballot fight
The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday backed Rep. Debbie Mayfield in her bid to run in a special election for a Senate seat, ruling that state elections officials
Mayfield: Not being on Senate election ballot would 'shake confidence of Florida voters'
Separately, two residents file legal briefs supporting state officials' view Mayfield is not qualified to run because of Florida's term limit rules.
Opinion
Editorial: State wrong to block Debbie Mayfield’s Senate bid
Voters in Florida Senate District 19 should have the opportunity to put Debbie Mayfield back into the Senate seat she held until last November. It seems so cut-and-dried that it would be unimaginable for the Supreme Court to say they can’t.
State’s blocking of Mayfield from Senate race ‘meritless,’ state Supreme Court rules
The Florida Supreme Court expects Secretary of State Cord Byrd to include Rep. Debbie Mayfield’s name on the ballot in the planned Brevard County state Senate special election, the justices said Thursday in a 25-page opinion.
Florida Politics15h
Senate GOP unites behind ‘reliable’ Debbie Mayfield in SD 19 Special Election
Hours after the Florida Supreme Court ruled that Debbie Mayfield was constitutionally eligible to run in the Special Election ...
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Mayfield to fight special election disqualification to Florida Supreme Court
Debbie Mayfield on Thursday filed an emergency petition at the Florida Supreme Court after being blocked from running in a special election for a Senate seat. Mayfield, R-Melbourne, filed the ...