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Case Law - save on Lexis / WestLaw. IN THE SUPREME COURT STATE OF FLORIDA CASE NO: SC00-2403 Lower Tribunal No.: 1D00-4513 CV00-2745 MATT BUTLER VS. HONORABLE KATHERINE HARRIS, ETC., ET.AL. Petitioner Respondents ______________________________________________________________ ____ HARRIS' NOTICE OF WAIVER OF FILING BRIEF ______________________________________________________________ ____ Secretary of State Katherine Harris ("Harris") hereby waives the filing of a brief in this matter. Harris, through the Division of Elections, previously issued binding opinion DE-00-13 stating that a manual recount was appropriate under section 102.166(5), Florida Statutes, only when a voting machine failed to count a properly marked marksense ballot or a properly punched punchcard ballot. Harris has argued throughout the course of the Florida election law litigation that section 102.166(5), Florida Statutes, was constitutional as applied pursuant to that interpretation. This Court has now disagreed with Harris' interpretation of that law. Palm Beach County Canvassing Board v. Katherine Harris, etc., et.al, Case Nos. SC00-2346, SC00-2348 & SC00-2349, (Fla. Nov. 21, 2000). Thus Harris is bound by the Court's ruling that "the plain language of section 102.166(5) refers to an error in the vote tabulation rather than the vote tabulation system." Palm Beach County slip op. at 12. Under the circumstances of this case, Harris, as an executive branch official, will not affirmatively challenge the constitutionality of this state statute as interpreted by this Court. See Barr v. Watts, 70 So. 2d 347 (Fla. 1953); State ex rel. Atlantic Coast Line Ry. v. State Bd. of Equalizers, 84 Fla. 592, 94 So. 681 (1922). Therefore, Harris leaves to the other parties the argument of whether the statute, as applied, is constitutional. Respectfully Submitted, STEEL HECTOR & DAVIS LLP BY:______________________ Deborah K. Kearney Victoria L. Weber Fla. Bar. No 0334820 Fla. Bar No. 0266426 Kerey M. Carpenter Donna E. Blanton Fla. Bar No 0963781 Fla. Bar No. 948500 Florida Department of State 215 South Monroe, Suite 601 PL-02 The Capitol Tallahassee, Florida 32301-1804 2 Tallahassee, Florida (850) 222-2300 32399-0250 (850) 414-5536 Counsel for Respondent Harris CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the foregoing has been furnished by hand delivery this 4th day of December, 2000, to the following: Terrell C. Madigan Harold R. Mardenborough Jr. Christopher Barkas McFarlain, Wiley, Cassedy& Jones 215 South Monroe Street Suite 600 Tallahassee, FL 32301 Paul F. Hancock George Waas Office of the Attorney General PL-01 The Capitol Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1050 By: Victoria L. Weber TAL_1998/36318-1 3
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