Surfside mayoral candidate (R) sues to delay runoff election until after Passover
After a Surfside mayoral candidate filed a lawsuit to delay next week’s runoff election because it conflicts with Passover, the town called a special meeting Monday afternoon to discuss how it should respond, drawing a vocal crowd of residents.
Former Surfside mayor and current candidate for the position Shlomo Danzinger, along with religious leaders from the Orthodox Jewish community, filed an emergency lawsuit Friday seeking to delay the election by one week — from April 7 to April 14— citing religious reasons.
The plaintiffs argue that since the scheduled runoff date falls on the last day of Passover — one of Judaism’s holiest holidays — it will prohibit observant Jewish residents from voting.
The petition, filed in Miami-Dade Circuit Court, argues that many Jews are “prohibited from driving, writing, using electronic devices, and engaging in ordinary weekday activities,” and that many will be traveling during the entire eight-day holiday. Passover runs from sundown April 1 through April 9 this year.
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