Case Name: Andre FLADELL, and Alberta McCarthy, Lillian Gaines, and all other similarly situated electors in Palm Beach County, Florida, Appellants, v. Honorable Jorge LABARGA, Palm Beach County Canvassing Board, as constituted by County Court Judge Charles Burton; Supervisor of Elections Theresa LePore; and County Commissioner Carol Roberts; George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Al Gore and Joe Lieberman, Appellees; Beverly Rogers and Ray Kaplan, individually and on behalf of other similarly situated electors in Palm Beach County, Florida, Appellants, v. The Elections Canvassing Commission of the State of Florida; Governor Jeb Bush, Secretary of State Katherine Harris; Clay Roberts, Director of the Division of Elections of the State of Florida; Theresa LePore, Supervisor of Elections for Palm Beach County; the Palm Beach County Elections Canvassing Commission; Al Gore; and George W. Bush, Appellees
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2000-11-27
Citations: 775 So. 2d 987
Docket Number: Nos. 4D00-4145, 4D00-4146 and 4D00-4153
Parties: Andre FLADELL, and Alberta McCarthy, Lillian Gaines, and all other similarly situated electors in Palm Beach County, Florida, Appellants, v. Honorable Jorge LABARGA, Palm Beach County Canvassing Board, as constituted by County Court Judge Charles Burton; Supervisor of Elections Theresa LePore; and County Commissioner Carol Roberts; George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Al Gore and Joe Lieberman, Appellees. Beverly Rogers and Ray Kaplan, individually and on behalf of other similarly situated electors in Palm Beach County, Florida, Appellants, v. The Elections Canvassing Commission of the State of Florida; Governor Jeb Bush, Secretary of State Katherine Harris; Clay Roberts, Director of the Division of Elections of the State of Florida; Theresa LePore, Supervisor of Elections for Palm Beach County; the Palm Beach County Elections Canvassing Commission; Al Gore; and George W. Bush, Appellees.
Judges: GUNTHER, STONE, POLEN, STEVENSON, SHAHOOD and TAYLOR, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 775
Pages: 987–989

Head Matter:
Andre FLADELL, and Alberta McCarthy, Lillian Gaines, and all other similarly situated electors in Palm Beach County, Florida, Appellants, v. Honorable Jorge LABARGA, Palm Beach County Canvassing Board, as constituted by County Court Judge Charles Burton; Supervisor of Elections Theresa LePore; and County Commissioner Carol Roberts; George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Al Gore and Joe Lieberman, Appellees. Beverly Rogers and Ray Kaplan, individually and on behalf of other similarly situated electors in Palm Beach County, Florida, Appellants, v. The Elections Canvassing Commission of the State of Florida; Governor Jeb Bush, Secretary of State Katherine Harris; Clay Roberts, Director of the Division of Elections of the State of Florida; Theresa LePore, Supervisor of Elections for Palm Beach County; the Palm Beach County Elections Canvassing Commission; Al Gore; and George W. Bush, Appellees.
Nos. 4D00-4145, 4D00-4146 and 4D00-4153.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
Nov. 27, 2000.
Henry B. Handler, David K. Friedman, Donald Feldman, and William J. Cornwell, of Weiss & Handler, P.A., Boca Raton, for appellants-Andre Fladell, Alberta McCarthy and Lillian Gaines.
Gary M. Farmer, Jr. of Gillespie, Goldman, Kronengold & Farmer, P.A., David H. Krathen of Law Offices of David Rrathen, Fort Lauderdale, and Stephen A. Shelter of Shelter, Ludwig & Badey, Philadelphia, PA., for appellants-Beverly Rogers and Ray Kaplan.
Leonard Berger, West Palm Beach, Bruce Rogow and Beverly Pohl, Fort Lauderdale, and Robert M. Montgomery, Jr., West Palm Beach, for appellees-Palm Beach County Canvassing Board and Supervisor of Elections Theresa LePore.
Barry Richard of Greenberg Traurig, P.A., Tallahassee, for appellee-George W. Bush.
Laughlin McDonald, Neil Bradley, Cristina Correia, Bryan Sells, Atlanta, GA, Steven R. Shapiro, New York, NY, Randall C. Marshall, Miami, and James K. Green, West Palm Beach, for Amicus Curiae-American Civil Liberties Union.
Jay Alan Sekulow, Thomas P. Monaghan and Kevin H. Theriot, Virginia Beach, VA, David A. Cortman, Lawrenceville, GA, and Colby M. May and Stuart J. Roth, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae American Center for Law and Justice.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
ON MOTION TO CERTIFY QUESTION PURSUANT TO FLORIDA RULE OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE 9.125
The appellants have requested certification of this issue to the Florida Supreme Court as being one of great public importance requiring immediate resolution by the supreme court. Now that the election results have been received, and the Secretary of State has declared the successful candidate as of Sunday evening, November 26, 2000, this election contest is now ripe for decision.
This case involves whether or not a re-vote in the presidential election limited to Palm Beach County is available under Florida and federal law. Because delay in the ultimate resolution of this issue may be critical, and resolution of this issue is one of first impression upon which the state supreme court would ultimately decide, we now grant the certification request and certify the order of the trial court as being one of great public importance requiring immediate resolution by the supreme court pursuant to Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.125. The court therefore dispenses with oral argument previously set.
GUNTHER, STONE, POLEN, STEVENSON, SHAHOOD and TAYLOR, JJ., concur.
KLEIN, J., dissents in an opinion in which WARNER, C.J., concurs.
DELL, FARMER, GROSS and HAZOURI, JJ., recused.