SARASOTA COUNTY, FLORIDA, AND JOANNE E. KOESTER, SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS, APPELLANTS,

v.

CITY OF NORTH PORT, FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Citator

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Authorities Cited

• Sarasota Cnty. v. Town OF Longboat KEY, 355 So. 2d 1197 (Fla. 1978)