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State wrong to block Debbie Mayfield’s Senate bid

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Debbie Mayfield is so plainly entitled to run for her former Florida Senate seat that it would be unimaginable for the Supreme Court to say she can’t. But it just might. The court’s chief architect, Gov. Ron DeSantis, who oversees Florida’s elections apparatus, blocked her from running, so she wants the state’s high court to intervene. Mayfield, 68, a Republican from Melbourne, was forced to leave the Senate in November due to term limits. Voter…

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State wrong to block Debbie Mayfield’s Senate bid

Debbie Mayfield is so plainly entitled to run for her former Florida Senate seat that it would be unimaginable for the Supreme Court to say she can’t. But it just might. The court’s chief architect, Gov. Ron DeSantis, who oversees Florida’s elections apparatus, blocked her from running, so she wants the state’s high court to intervene. Mayfield, 68, a Republican from Melbourne, was forced to leave the Senate in November due to term limits. Voter…

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Florida PhoenixFlorida Phoenix

There's no time to add Republican Rep. Debbie Mayfield to Senate race ballot, state argues • Florida Phoenix

Florida Secretary of State Cord Byrd (screenshot from Florida Channel) and Republican Rep. Debbie Mayfield (courtesy of Florida House of Representatives website)The Feb. 14 deadline to submit ballots to military and overseas voters is too close to add Brevard Republican Rep. Debbie Mayfield’s name to a special election for the state Senate seat she previously held, state attorneys argued in a brief Monday to the Florida Supreme Court. In defense…

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The Space Coast RocketThe Space Coast Rocket

Secretary of State Files Response to Debbie Mayfield's Supreme Court Complaint Arguing She Was Illegally Kept Off the Ballot for Senate - The Space Coast Rocket

TALLAHASSEE, FL – In a decisive response to former State Senator Debbie Mayfield’s petition, the Florida Secretary of State has reaffirmed its decision to disqualify Mayfield from running in the upcoming Senate District 19 special election. The response, filed with the Florida Supreme Court, asserts that Mayfield is ineligible under Article VI, Section 4(c) of the Florida Constitution, which imposes term limits on state legislators.Mayfield, who…

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The Space Coast Rocket broke the news in on Monday, February 10, 2025.
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