ROCHFORD
v.
BYRD, HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY CANVASSING BOARD, ET AL
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The trial court's judgment in the election dispute was affirmed.
Robert Rochford appealed a decision from the Circuit Court for Leon County involving the Secretary of State, county canvassing boards, and elections s…
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FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
STATE OF FLORIDA
ROBERT ROCHFORD, Appellant,
V.
SECRETARY OF STATE CORD
BYRD, in his capacity as Chief Elections Officer,
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY
CANVASSING BOARD, PINELLAS
COUNTY CANVASSING BOARD, JULIE MARCUS, in her capacity as Supervisor of Elections, CRAIG LATTIMER, in his capacity as Supervisor of Elections, and the FLORIDA ELECTIONS CANVASSING COMMISSION,
Appellees.
On appeal from the Circuit Court for Leon County. Angela Dempsey, Judge.
PER CURIAM.
AFFIRMED.
No. 1D2025-1500
October 14, 2026
OSTERHAUS, C.J., and ROWE and KELSEY, JJ., concur.
Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331.
Peter Ticktin and Brent Day of The Ticktin Law Group, Deerfield Beach, for Appellant.
Ashley E. Davis, Interim General Counsel, Genevieve McNalis, Assistant General Counsel, and Bilal Ahmed Faruqui, Florida Department of State, Tallahassee, for Appellee Cord Byrd.
Andrew Keefe, Senior Assistant County Attorney, Pinellas County Attorney's Office, Clearwater, for Appellees Julie Marcus and Pinellas County Canvassing Board.
Stephen M. Todd, Senior Assistant County Attorney, Office of the County Attorney, Tampa, for Appellee Hillsborough County Canvassing Board.
No appearance for Craig Lattimer.
No appearance for the Florida Elections Canvassing Commission.
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