By Joel Malkin
Apr 30, 2021
A lawsuit has been filed against Governor Ron DeSantis to force him to schedule a special Congressional election. The governor of Florida has waited now 24 days and counting since the death of my dear friend and mentor Alcee Hastings and has yet to set a date for a special election to fill that seat.
Rev. Elvin Dowling is a candidate for the seat in heavily Democratic District 20, which covers portions of Palm Beach and Broward counties.
He accuses the governor of playing politics. It is no secret that he is doing this for the purpose of being able to limit progress with what s going on in Congress, but we can t allow that to happen.
Congressman Alcee Hastings died on April 6, and no date has been set for an election to fill the District 20 seat. One candidate for that seat wants the courts to intervene. Rev. Elvin Dowling says Hastings was a "friend and mentor."
By Joel Malkin
Apr 30, 2021
A lawsuit has been filed against Governor Ron DeSantis to force him to schedule a special Congressional election. The governor of Florida has waited now 24 days and counting since the death of my dear friend and mentor Alcee Hastings and has yet to set a date for a special election to fill that seat.
Rev. Elvin Dowling is a candidate for the seat in heavily Democratic District 20, which covers portions of Palm Beach and Broward counties.
He accuses the governor of playing politics. It is no secret that he is doing this for the purpose of being able to limit progress with what s going on in Congress, but we can t allow that to happen.
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Lawsuit filed against Gov. Ron DeSantis concerning seat long-held by U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings
Governor intentionally delaying special election, Rev. Elvin Dowling says
A lawsuit has been filed against Gov. Ron DeSantis concerning who will fill the vacated seat following the recent death of U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings.
Posted at 10:39 AM, Apr 30, 2021
and last updated 2021-04-30 17:51:38-04
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. â A lawsuit has been filed against Gov. Ron DeSantis concerning who will fill the vacated seat following the recent death of U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings.
Rev. Elvin Dowling, who is among the candidates for the 20th Congressional district, said he filed the lawsuit against the governor of Florida for what he calls the intentional delay in calling a special election to fill the seat.