On May 8, 2025, Shutts & Bowen LLP Tallahassee partner Nicholas Meros argued a case regarding voter registration applications before the United State Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on behalf of Florida’s Secretary of State.

The case, Vote.Org, et al. v. Secretary of State of Florida, is a challenge under the Materiality Provision of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) to a Florida law requiring certain applicants to sign their voter registration applications by hand. Plaintiffs appealed the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida’s order dismissing their amended complaint for failure to state a cause of action. A recording of the argument is available here.

Shutts & Bowen also currently represents Florida’s Secretary of State in a similar challenge to another provision of Florida’s Election Code under the NVRA and the Voting Rights Act.

About Nicolas Meros

Nicholas J.P. Meros us a Partner in the Tallahassee office of Shutts & Bowen LLP, where he is a member of the Appellate Practice Group. Nick represents public and private clients in high profile, high stakes litigation and appeals, specializing in complex constitutional, administrative, and environmental litigation. Nick has briefed and argued dispositive motions before state and federal trial courts and has briefed and argued appeals before Florida’s district courts of appeal, the Florida Supreme Court, and the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals.