UF's claim that a student group's online-voting lawsuit was illegitimate will be investigated at a hearing next month.
Alachua County Circuit Judge Frederick Smith will hold the hearing April 28 to decide if the suit filed against UF by a student group supporting online voting in Student Government elections is valid.
The group, Students for Online Voting, sued UF on Feb. 22 after the UF Supreme Court ruled that an online-voting amendment would be unconstitutional.
UF responded to the suit March 14, stating that the group filed in the wrong court, making the claims illegitimate.
The group, known as SOLVe, filed a response Thursday refuting UF's claim, but Smith has the final say. If SOLVe's claims are deemed valid, the suit will proceed.
Sam Miorelli, SOLVe's executive director, said postponing addressing the issues until after the hearing is disappointing.
"But it's just showing the court is being cautious, and that's obviously a good thing," Miorelli said.
Janine Sikes, UF's spokeswoman, said she could not comment because the case is ongoing.
