Florida District Courts of Appeal, 1999

Kappelmann v. Florida Elections Commission

Kappelmann v. Florida Elections Commission
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided September 28, 1999 · Benton, Davis, Padovano
741 So. 2d 633; 1999 Fla. App. LEXIS 12690; 1999 WL 761154 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Kappelmann v. Florida Elections Commission

Dissenting Opinion

PADOVANO, J.,

dissenting.

The appeal in the present case is from a final order denying a postjudgment motion under rule 1.540 of the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure. The authorities cited in the majority opinion support the appellant’s argument on the merits of the original controversy, but the appellant has not established a ground for asserting this argument in a postjudgment motion under rule 1.540. Because there is no legal reason to vacate the judgment, I would affirm the trial court’s order.

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

Reversed. See McIntyre v. Ohio Elections Comm’m, 514 U.S. 334, 115 S.Ct. 1511, 131 L.Ed.2d 426 (1995); Doe v. Mortham, 708 So.2d 929, 934 (Fla. 1998) (“We hold that section 106.143(l)(b) is inapplicable to the personal pamphleteering of “individuals acting independently and using only 'their own modest resources. ’ [McIntyre,] 514 U.S. at 351, 115 S.Ct. at 1521.” (emphasis supplied)).

DAVIS and BENTON, JJ., CONCUR; PADOVANO, J., DISSENTS WITH OPINION.

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