LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF FLORIDA INC et al v. DETZNER
| LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF FLORIDA INC, MEGAN NEWSOME, AMOL JETHWANI, MARY ROY, DILLON BOATNER, ALEXANDER ADAMS, ANJA RMUS and THE ANDREW GOODMAN FOUNDATION, INC. |
| KENNETH W DETZNER |
| 4:2018cv00251 |
| May 22, 2018 |
| US District Court for the Northern District of Florida |
| Tallahassee Office |
| Leon |
| MARK E WALKER |
| CHARLES A STAMPELOS |
| Voting |
| 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983 |
| Defendant |
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ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS' MOTION. Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction, ECF No. 22 , is GRANTED. The Secretary of State is preliminary enjoined from implementing or enforcing the Early Voting Statute in any w ay prohibiting or discouraging the use of any city hall, permanent public library facility, fairground, civic center, courthouse, county commission building, stadium, convention center, government-owned senior center, or government-owned community ce nter for early voting because that facility is related to, designed for, affiliated with, or part of a college or university, including through the use of the Secretary of States powers to obtain and maintain uniformity in the interpretation and impl ementation of Florida's election laws; The Secretary of State shall issue a directive to the supervisors of elections advising them that the interpretation of the Early Voting Statute that excludes from consideration as early voting sites any fa cilities related to, designed for, affiliated with, or part of a college or university, is unconstitutional and, accordingly, the supervisors of elections retain discretion under the Early Voting Statute to place early voting sites at any city hall, permanent public library facility, fairground, civic center, courthouse, county commission building,stadium, convention center, government-owned senior center, or government-owned community center, including any such site as may be related to, design ed for, affiliated with, or part of a college or university. The Secretary shall include in the directive a copy of this Order. The Secretary of State shall file in this Courts electronic case filing system a Notice of Compliance with the above para graphs on or before Friday, July 27, 2018. The preliminary injunction set out above will take effect upon the posting of security in the amount of $500 for costs and damages sustained by a party found to have been wrongfully enjoined. Plaintiffs will immediately notify Defendant when the bond has been posted and thereafter file proof of such notice in this Court's electronic case files systems. Signed by CHIEF JUDGE MARK E WALKER on 7/24/2018. (kjw)
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