Jennifer Brinkmann, Appellant v. Tyron Francois

Summary

The Court affirmed the decision invalidating the statute that required write-in candidates to reside in the relevant district when they qualified. It held that the Florida Constitution requires county commissioner candidates to satisfy the residency requirement at the time of election, and that the statute imposed an unconstitutional additional qualification. The Court also held that a duly qualified write-in candidate constitutes opposition under the Universal Primary Amendment, so the Democratic primary properly remained closed.