Now the Florida secretary of state has compelled us to appeal to the courts ourselves, an action that we hoped to avoid.

This issue later emerged during her campaign for Florida Secretary of State in 1998.

He was a real estate developer in Miami and for two years served as the Florida secretary of commerce.

Even Katherine Harris, the Florida secretary of state, got into the act.

What about that Florida secretary of state?

At least it appeared that way until action last night by both candidates and the Florida secretary of state added a new layer to legal wrangling.

But try telling that to, say, Katherine Harris, the Florida secretary of state.

Furthermore, the Florida secretary of state is a Republican Party loyalist.

Harris was elected Florida Secretary of State in 1998.

Not the Florida secretary of state on her own say-so, despite the plain language of the law, because she's a partisan Republican.