Rochford v. Byrd, Hillsborough County Canvassing Board, et al

FIRST D ISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
S TATE OF FLORIDA
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No. 1D2025-1500
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R OBERT R OCHFORD,
Appellant,
v.
SECRETARY OF STATE C ORD
B YRD, in his capacity as Chief
Elections Officer,
H ILLSBOROUGH C OUNTY
C ANVASSING B OARD, PINELLAS
C OUNTY C ANVASSING B OARD,
JULIE M ARCUS, in her capacity
as Supervisor of Elections,
C RAIG LATTIMER , in his capacity
as Supervisor of Elections, and
the FLORIDA E LECTIONS
C ANVASSING C OMMISSION ,
Appellees.
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On appeal from the Circuit Court for Leon County.
Angela Dempsey, Judge.
October 14, 2026
P ER C URIAM.
A FFIRMED.

2
OSTERHAUS, C.J., and R OWE and KELSEY , JJ., concur.
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Not 	final 	until 	disposition 	of 	any 	timely 	and
authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or
9.331.
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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.