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Matthews from the ballot, as Matthews did not live in the district at the time of qualifying. The state circuit court removed Matthews from the ballot, opening the Republican primary to all registered voters in the district, invalidating the results of the closed Republican primary that had been held in August, and putting the election on the general election ballot in November. Grant beat Steinberg in the open primary 60–40%. However, an appeals court ruled that Matthews was improperly removed from the ballot, so the Florida House of Representatives voted to invalidate the results and declare the seat vacant.
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did that revealed that "virtually anyone can claim a list of religious ideals, take in children and subject them to punishment and isolation that verge on torture--so long as they quote chapter and verse to justify it." After legislation was proposed that would require the
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