On June 12, Florida Republicans filed a lawsuit in state court to remove Addison Liberty Patrick, a Libertarian, who is running for Jacksonville City Council-at-Large. Republican Executive Committee of Duval County v Patrick, Circuit Court, Duval County, 16-2026-CA-004155-AXXX-MA. The lawsuit says he hasn’t been a registered member of the Libertarian Party for the last year.

In response, Patrick argues that the law does not relate to elections like the Jacksonville election. The Jacksonville is really more like a non-partisan election, except that party labels are printed on the ballot showing the candidate’s party membership.