TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) – Lake County Commissioner Anthony Sabatini filed a lawsuit Thursday morning challenging Florida’s resign-to-run law, arguing the statute unconstitutionally forces elected officials to give up their current office when seeking another position.
Sabatini filed the complaint in Leon County Circuit Court against Florida Secretary of State Cord Byrd and Governor Ron DeSantis. The lawsuit seeks to block enforcement of Florida Statute 99.012(4)(f), a provision of Florida’s resign-to-run law.
The statute states that an officeholder who qualifies for another office with an overlapping term must submit a resignation letter before qualifying. Failure to do so constitutes an “automatic irrevocable resignation” from the office currently held…