北迈阿密市长重开候选人资格申请被驳回：摩根成11月3日唯一候选人
佛罗里达州迈阿密-戴德县巡回法院法官 Beatrice Butchko Sanchez 10 月 22 日驳回北迈阿密市长 Alix Desulme 要求重开特别选举候选人资格期的反诉，并拒绝其再审与禁令请求，理由是提出得太晚。工程师 George Morgan 由此成为 11 月 3 日市长选举的唯一候选人。
争议源于候选人资格费的缴纳方式。佛罗里达州法律要求资格费须从竞选账户支出、并由竞选财务官签署支票；Desulme 使用的是银行开具的保付支票。Morgan 于 10 月 8 日起诉要求取消 Desulme 的资格，法院此前已裁定 Desulme 不合格。Desulme 的律师 Benedict P. Kuehne 主张，让选民为一名不合格候选人投票将损害选民选择民选官员的权利；Desulme 团队曾要求在他上诉期间，为 12 月 1 日的特别选举重开资格申请。Desulme 于 2024 年当选市长，Morgan 从未担任公职。
迈阿密-戴德县发给北迈阿密选民的通知称，该市长选举已无人竞争，按法律剩余候选人将被视为当选。全县提前投票已于本周一开始。
North Miami mayor's bid to reopen candidate qualification rejected; Morgan left as sole candidate
MIAMI, Florida — A Miami-Dade Circuit Court judge on October 22 dismissed North Miami Mayor Alix Desulme's counterclaim seeking to reopen the qualification period for a special mayoral election, finding the request came too late. Judge Beatrice Butchko Sanchez also denied Desulme's motions for rehearing and an injunction, leaving engineer George Morgan as the lone candidate in the November 3 race in Miami-Dade County, Florida.
The dispute centers on qualifying fees: Florida law requires the fee to be paid from a campaign account by a check signed by the campaign treasurer, while Desulme used bank-certified checks drawn on his campaign account. Morgan, who has never held public office, sued to disqualify Desulme on October 8, and the court had already ruled Desulme ineligible. Desulme's attorney Benedict P. Kuehne argued that letting voters cast ballots for an unqualified candidate would undermine their right to choose their elected officials; Desulme's team had asked to reopen qualification for a December 1 special election while he appealed. Desulme was elected in 2024.
Miami-Dade County's notice to North Miami voters describes the mayoral contest as unopposed and says the remaining candidate will be deemed elected under the law. Countywide early voting began on Monday.
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