“Florida Five” Mystery Continues
The Mystery of the “Florida Five”, five candidates last fall that changed their registration to Green Party, paid a $2,000 filing fee and entered hotly contested state legislative races in Florida, took another turn when a judge ruled that the Florida Green Party could proceed to subpoena financial records and question one of those five candidates to determine where she got the money to pay her filing fee when her net worth was only $5,200.
The suspicion is that the five candidates were planted by Republicans or a group supporting Republicans for the purpose of tilting those five races toward the Republican candidate. In none of those races did the Florida Five affect the outcome. The judges decision also paves the way for the Florida Green Party to subpoena and question others of the “Florida Five”.
The Florida Green Party is seeking evidence to support a formal complaint with the State Division of Elections.
More on this story at The Ledger.
Past GPW Coverage of the Florida Five:
Florida Five Update: Sarah Roman
More on Florida’s Mystery Greens
The Florida Five
The Florida Situation
What’s Going On In Florida
UPDATE
Broward Palm Beach.com reports on Sarah Roman
If you’re worried that the 22-year-old from Port Richey has found herself in a Jesse Ventura-style world of hurt, don’t, because Roman’s got herself a high-powered lawyer named Jeff Lucas. {snip} Lucas is a big-time GOP dude, a former head of the Pasco County Republican Party, donor to political campaigns including those of Gov. Charlie Crist and President Bush, and financial supporter to fine institutions such as the National Republican Congressional Committee and the Republican Party of Florida.
