Florida judge refuses to boot Fishback from the ballot, won’t ‘decide the race’

By: Liv Caputo

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: July 27, 2026

Words: 651

Last Updated: 6 days, 21 hours ago

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A Leon County judge refused Monday to kick Florida gubernatorial candidate James Fishback off the ballot, agreeing that he hadn’t meant to establish residency in D.C. and pointing out that it’s not the court’s job to decide who becomes Florida’s next governor.

“This Court will not be deciding the race between the Lieutenant Governor and Mr. Fishback. That will be in the very sound hands of the voters,” Judge David Frank wrote in his 25-page …

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