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COUNT -TEMPORARY
AND
PERMANENT INJUNCTIONS
Plaintiffs
sue the
Defendant
an d
seek
a
temporary
an d
permanent injunction
and
state,
24. Plaintiff re-alleges all previous allegations and conclusions.
25.
Without
the
issuance
of a
temporary injunction,
the
Defendant would
be
required
to
print
ballots
for the
August
14
election
an d
would
do so
including
the
names
of the
281
individuals
who did notfile
their qualifying oath timely.
26 ThePlaintiffs, without an injunction, would
suffer
irreparable harmas they would
have to run in a competitive
election
against candidates who should not appear on the ballot.
Further, they could potentially lose their race to a candidate that is not qualified. This is an
injury that could
not be
adequately addressed with monetary damages.
27. The Defendants have no other remedy at law besides seeking this injunction to ensure
their
election, and the
elections
of
similarly situated others, only contain candidates that
complied with Florida Law.
28.
Florida
Law is
clear
-
county executive candidates mustfiletheir qualifying
paperwork during
the
qualifying time
period.
The 281
individuals
at
issue
did not filein a
timely
fashion In this pre-election challenge to whether the
281
individuals qualified on time, the
Plaintiffs are
likely
to
succeed
on the
merits. This requires
the
issuance
of a
temporary
injunction
29.
Plaintiffs only seek
to
enjoin
the
printing
of
ballots
in
precincts where
the281
individuals
reside and nowhere
else.
(A list of said precincts can be found in Exhibit C.)
30.
Plaintiffs incorporate
all
arguments being made with regard
to a
temporary injunction
which are
made
in the
Plaintiffs Motion
for
Temporary Injunction, which
is
being filed with
the
Complaint.
Nicholas
T.Steffens Associates, P.A.
9900
Sample Road, Third Floor I Coral Springs, Florida
33065
(954)323
-8956
I F :(954)
301-6333
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the
Plaintiffs
respect ful ly requests
tha t
t h is
Conn take jurisdiction ol Counl
II.temporarily and
then permanently enjoin
th e
Defendant
tVoin
issuing
ba l lo ts ol the
2X
individuals
uliose qualifying paperwork
uas
not submitted timely,
auard
them
eosls
and such
othe r relief a s th e Cowl deems jiisl and equitable.
RFOl K S I FOR E X P K D I Fl H E A R I N G
As th e Plaintiff be l ieves that th e ballots in quest ion h a v e not been printed and (he election h as
not
t a k e n
p lace, the
Plaintiff
requests
that
a n
e xped i ted
hearing be
held
on th is manner. Plaintiff
a nd
h i s counse l
be l i e ve
thai no more than one dayuill be
required
to r t h i s
hear ing.
PRAYERSFOR
R E L I E F
IIEREFORE.
P la int i f f s
p r a \ to r j udgmen t a nd relief
; is
tollous. \ \ he re applicable:
I l i ter a dec l a ra to ry judgment i n va l i da t i ng a l l oa ths tiled a f te r
June
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w h e r e th e P l a i n t i f f s b a s e
cha l lenged th e
v a l i d i t)
of
th e oa ths .
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the p lac ing of
th e
names
o l t h e i tu l iv iduais \ v h o tiled
l a te o a t h s
on the
Augus t
14 .
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costs t o the
P la in t i f f .
5 .
And such
o ther
and
fu r ther relief
a s th is (
our t ma x deem
just and
proper.
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