Hicks to Be Disqualified in Sheriff Race

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Sheriff Candidate Raymond Hicks is reportedly about to be disqualified from the race under Florida Law requiring candidates to be a member of the declared party a minimum 365 days prior to qualification. Hicks switched from Democrat to Republican on Dec. 5, 2019. Hicks to lose all money for falsifying Oath for qualification. Similar lawsuit by Democratic Party in Broward disqualified Sheriff Candidate and removed him from ballot previously.

Rumors say Hicks has until Friday June 19 at noon to withdrawn and get possible refund from Elections office before being sued under previous legal decision, Polly v Navarro.

https://casetext.com/case/polly-v-navarro

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Is Raymond Hicks enough of a Republican to run as a Republican for Broward sheriff? He gave up before judge could decide.

By Anthony Man

South Florida Sun Sentinel |
Jun 24, 2020 at 9:58 AM


Raymond Hicks said he was a Republican, and wanted the party’s nomination to run for Broward sheriff, but he didn’t fit the legal definition of Republican — and faced getting tossed off the Aug. 18 primary ballot.

Rather than have a court ruling on the issue, Hicks’ attorney told Broward Chief Judge Jack Tuter in a hearing Wednesday morning that his client had switched his party registration to no party affiliation. Hicks told the judge he no longer wanted to run in the Republican primary.

The question of Hicks’ eligibility was yet another twist in the highly unusual campaign for sheriff, which attracted nine candidates, including two highly controversial frontrunners, former Sheriff Scott Israel and current Sheriff Gregory Tony.
The immediate question was legal: Did Hicks meet the requirements to run as a Republican?

The most obvious question is political: Why would more than one person seek the Republican nomination for sheriff in a county that’s so Democratic that no Republican has won a countywide office in more than a decade, no Republican is even attempting to run for the County Commission this year, and only one of the 12 Broward-based state legislative seats is represented by a Republican.


H. Wayne Clark thinks he can win in November as a Republican running for sheriff. First, though, he challenged Hicks’ candidacy.


In July 2019, Hicks filed paperwork allowing him to raise and spend money — as a Democratic candidate for sheriff. Voter registration records show Hicks changed his voter registration to Republican in December.

On Jan. 14, he was one of seven candidates, presumably all Democrats, who appeared at a forum for the party’s candidates for sheriff sponsored by a coalition of Democratic political clubs in Coconut Creek.

In March, county records show, Hicks changed his campaign finance paperwork to say he was a Republican candidate for sheriff. On June 8, he officially qualified as a candidate — and filed a signed oath stating he has “not been a registered member of any other political party for 365 days.”

A third Republican candidate, Casimiro Navarro, came forward on June 1 and also will be on the August primary ballot.
Clark wanted Tuter to remove Hicks’ name from the ballot. Hicks and his attorney, Eugene Steel, didn’t challenge any of the facts about his registration status, but told the judge the issue was moot because of the disclosure that Hicks had just registered with no party affiliation and was dropping his bid to run in the Republican primary.

“The supervisor of election can proceed to print ballots without Mr. Hicks,” Tuter said.

Time was tight to get the issue resolved. State law requires county supervisors of elections to send out vote-by-mail ballots to members of the armed forces and voters overseas no later than July 4.

Hicks declined to comment on Tuesday. “I can’t go into detail right now about it,” he said. “I have to get information from my counsel.”

Mark Herron, a Tallahassee attorney who practices election law, said so-called party affinity statutes have been upheld by courts. But he said he isn’t aware of attempts to get the law enforced because, typically, a candidate who wouldn’t meet the requirement decides against running.

Even though Broward’s registered voters are 50% Democratic, 29% no party affiliation/independent, and 21% Republican, Clark sees a path to victory as a Republican.


“We have spoken to a number of people who are lifelong Broward County residents who have voted Democrat for many, many years. They have said that given what’s happened in the last several years at the agency, they’re looking to make a change,” Clark said. “I think it’s unfortunate that people write of a candidate just because of party affiliation.”

“We’re going to be able to persuade a number of Democrats to come to our side,” Clark said.

On the Democratic side, both Israel and Tony have questioned each other’s political bona fides. Both are currently registered Democrats — but have been registered as Republicans in the past.

Tony was appointed sheriff by Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2019 — after DeSantis removed Israel from office over what the governor said were mistakes made during the 2018 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School massacre, in which 17 people were killed, and the 2017 Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport shooting, in which five people lost their lives.

Besides Israel and Tony, four other candidates — Willie Jones, Al Pollock, Andrew Smalling and Santiago Vazquez — are running as Democrats.

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Is Clark going to sue to disqualify Israel plant Casi Navarro next? Didn't Casi also switch parties less than a year ago.

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Is Clark going to sue to disqualify Israel plant Casi Navarro next? Didn't Casi also switch parties less than a year ago.

Cazi is already being sued in federal court for Federal Civil Rights violations including abuse of authority and wrongful arrest in discrimination case of two females, Case 0:20cv-60912-AHS, wherein Navarro is a named defendant in an incident involving two females. The plaintiff’s attorney is Gary Kollin, (954)723-9999.
In 2001, Navarro was also charged in another previous Federal Civil Rights lawsuit for Excessive Force, Abuse of Authority, Racial Discrimination, Assault & Battery and Negligence (Case 2:01cv-14067-PAW) .

And let’s not forget why BSO terminated him in 1998.....

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Cazi is already being sued in federal court for Federal Civil Rights violations including abuse of authority and wrongful arrest in discrimination case of two females, Case 0:20cv-60912-AHS, wherein Navarro is a named defendant in an incident involving two females. The plaintiff’s attorney is Gary Kollin, (954)723-9999.
In 2001, Navarro was also charged in another previous Federal Civil Rights lawsuit for Excessive Force, Abuse of Authority, Racial Discrimination, Assault & Battery and Negligence (Case 2:01cv-14067-PAW) .

And let’s not forget why BSO terminated him in 1998.....

Whaaaaa, puzzzeeeee cry baby !! What active aggressive working cop wasn't sued in his career you half a fag??

YOU just made me want to vote for him cause this proves he ACTUALLY worked for a living , while YOU were hiding from your calls in the men's room of the 7-11, giving hand jobs to homeless illegal aliens like your friend B!iewiess!
LMAO!!!😂😅😆

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Cazi is already being sued in federal court for Federal Civil Rights violations including abuse of authority and wrongful arrest in discrimination case of two females, Case 0:20cv-60912-AHS, wherein Navarro is a named defendant in an incident involving two females. The plaintiff’s attorney is Gary Kollin, (954)723-9999.
In 2001, Navarro was also charged in another previous Federal Civil Rights lawsuit for Excessive Force, Abuse of Authority, Racial Discrimination, Assault & Battery and Negligence (Case 2:01cv-14067-PAW) .

And let’s not forget why BSO terminated him in 1998.....

Go CAZI!!!!! NAVARRO FOR SHERIFF! Finally a real man who's not afraid of Commie leftist ATTORNEYS like GARY COLIN and panty wearing Democrats like the pumpkin headed imbecile inbred mongrel sheriff!😆
F.....GARY Colin and and All America hating radicals like the BLM turd burglar who wrote this FAKE news POST! LmFAO?

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And then he will be on team Israel

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Cazi is already being sued in federal court for Federal Civil Rights violations including abuse of authority and wrongful arrest in discrimination case of two females, Case 0:20cv-60912-AHS, wherein Navarro is a named defendant in an incident involving two females. The plaintiff’s attorney is Gary Kollin, (954)723-9999.
In 2001, Navarro was also charged in another previous Federal Civil Rights lawsuit for Excessive Force, Abuse of Authority, Racial Discrimination, Assault & Battery and Negligence (Case 2:01cv-14067-PAW) .

And let’s not forget why BSO terminated him in 1998.....

I always thought he was too fat and lazy to get out of the car. When he worked he was the one who would wait until after everyone else responded before he showed. No ambition at all. Just lazy. Oh yeah what about when he let the inmate into the facility with a gun. Real stand up guy 🤣. He’s incompetent just Iike his idol Israel aka mumbles.

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Hicks be a big old bababooey!