Zachary C. Thompson v. North Bay Village, etc., et al.
The Third District summarily affirmed under Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.315(a) a final judgment upholding a candidate's disqualification for paying his qualifying fee by cashier's check rather than a check drawn on his campaign account. Because section 100.3605(1) makes the Florida Election Code applicable to municipal elections 'in the absence of an applicable special act, charter, or ordinance provision,' and the Village Charter is silent on the source of the qualifying fee, section 99.061(7)(a)1. governs.
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