Section 102.141(1), Florida Statutes (2021), specifies that a county court judge shall chair the county canvassing board. The statute also specifies that the chief judge of the judicial circuit in which the county is located shall appoint a county court judge as an alternate member of the county canvassing board and shall also appoint substitute members of the board in certain circumstances.
NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to the authority conferred by Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.215, it is ORDERED as follows:
1. The Honorable Leonard Hanser, a County Court Judge in and for Palm Beach County, is appointed to serve as a member of the Palm Beach County Canvassing Board and shall chair the Palm Beach County Canvassing Board.
2. The Honorable Sara Alijewicz, a County Court Judge in and for Palm Beach County, is appointed to serve as an alternate member of the Palm Beach County Canvassing Board pursuant to section 102.141(1)(e)1.
DONE AND SIGNED, in Chambers, in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, this 9th day of September, 2021.
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Glenn D. Kelley, Chief Judge
cc: Judge Sara Alijewicz
Judge Leonard Hanser
Wendy Link, Supervisor of Elections
*supersedes administrative order 12.501-08/20