Snipes v. FLORIDA ELECTIONS COMMISSION

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Snipes v. FLORIDA ELECTIONS COMMISSION

19 So. 3d 1178, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 15792, 2009 WL 3364936

CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida

DecidedOctober 21, 2009

Docket4D09-1450

StatusPublished

Cited by2 cases

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Snipes v. FLORIDA ELECTIONS COMMISSION, 19 So. 3d 1178, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 15792, 2009 WL 3364936 (Fla. Ct. App. 2009).

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PER CURIAM.

The petition for writ of prohibition directed to the Florida Elections Commission is denied on the merits. Petitioner seeks to prevent the Florida Elections Commission from investigating an election code violation based upon a complaint filed against petitioner. Prohibition lies to prevent a lower tribunal from acting in excess of its jurisdiction, but not to prevent an erroneous exercise of jurisdiction. See English v. McCrary, 348 So.2d 293 (Fla.1977). The Elections Commission has the power to investigate election code violations. See § 106.25(1), Fla. Stat. (2009). Here, petitioner complains that the Elections Commission is erroneously exercising its investigatory powers based upon a legally insufficient complaint. The Commission held that the complaint is legally sufficient based upon the requirements of the Administrative Code. See Fla. Admin. Code R. 2B-10025. If the Commission erroneously exercises its jurisdiction, it may be remedied on appeal. It is not the proper subject of a petition for writ of prohibition. See Resolution Trust Corp. v. Mayor & City Comm’n of City of S. Miami, 633 So.2d 1119 (Fla. 1st DCA 1994).

GROSS, C.J., WARNER and CIKLIN, JJ., concur.

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PER CURIAM.

The petition for writ of prohibition directed to the Florida Elections Commission is denied on the merits. Petitioner seeks to prevent the Florida Elections Commission from investigating an election code violation based upon a complaint filed against petitioner. Prohibition lies to prevent a lower tribunal from acting in excess of its jurisdiction, but not to prevent an erroneous exercise of jurisdiction. See English v. McCrary, 348 So.2d 293 (Fla.1977). The Elections Commission has the power to investigate election code violations. See § 106.25(1), Fla. Stat. (2009). Here, petitioner complains that the Elections Commission is erroneously exercising its investigatory powers based upon a legally insufficient complaint. The Commission held that the complaint is legally sufficient based upon the requirements of the Administrative Code. See Fla. Admin. Code R. 2B-10025. If the Commission erroneously exercises its jurisdiction, it may be remedied on appeal. It is not the proper subject of a petition for writ of prohibition. See Resolution Trust Corp. v. Mayor & City Comm’n of City of S. Miami, 633 So.2d 1119 (Fla. 1st DCA 1994).

GROSS, C.J., WARNER and CIKLIN, JJ., concur.

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