And as we point out, the very first provision in the election code requires the secretary of state to assure uniformity and consistency in the application and enforcement of the election law.
A second case, seeking to throw out absentee ballots from Martin County, where Republicans took rejected ballot applications out of the elections office, added the identifications numbers to them, and resubmitted them, wrapped up just before the Seminole case.
Section 97.012 (1) states that it is the secretary's responsibility to "[o] btain and maintain uniformity in the application, operation, and interpretation of the election laws".
The legislature has designated the secretary of state as the "chief election officer," with the responsibility to "obtain and maintain uniformity in the application, operation and interpretation of the election laws".
As Mr Justice Silber, the judge who refused the application, said, a decision of the election court dealing with parliamentary election petitions "is not amenable to judicial review because it is a decision of high court judges sitting in their capacity as high court judges".
For the court to step away from this established practice, prescribed by the secretary of state, the state official charged by the legislature with "responsibility to... obtain and maintain uniformity in the application, operation, and interpretation of the election laws," Section 97.012( 1), was to depart from the legislative scheme.
In Lib Dem HQ, Clegg's resignation speech is credited with prompting a huge surge in membership applications in the aftermath of the election, Reilly adds.
Kerry also expressed concern over the government's decision to block social media and mobile money applications on the day of the election, according to the statement.
"This is the break-in period for the new law," Mr. Borgsmiller said, adding that the exact application of the statute would depend on election board rulings on specific cases that could arise.
Brunner convened the conference by endorsing "citizen-run elections" where application of the law is "smooth and even".
Based on the meetings since the re-election, it appeared that the application of the new selection criteria to the selection of CAB members was successful.
