Orange County, Florida, Petitioner v. Rick Singh

Summary

The Court approved the Fifth District’s decision invalidating Orange County’s ordinance requiring nonpartisan elections for county constitutional officers. It held that the Florida Election Code expressly preempts the ordinance and that the ordinance directly conflicts with statutory provisions governing party nominations and general-election placement. Justice Labarga, dissenting, would have adhered to the earlier decision concluding that the ordinance was not expressly preempted and that the inconsistent portion was severable.