Oh, for a signature! Paperwork error keeps Tod Cloud off HD 23 ballot
Tod Cloud had just wrapped up a second-place finish in the 2022 House District 23 race when he set his sights on 2024.
Knowing that incumbent Ralph Massullo had hit the term limit ceiling, Cloud opened a campaign account in January 2023. He collected about $10,000 and loaned the campaign $3,000. His campaign signs are scattered throughout the district, which covers Citrus and the Dunnellon area of Marion County.
Cloud, a retired state trooper from Homosassa, enthusiastically campaigned hoping to defeat his Republican primary opponent, JJ Grow.
But he won’t get the chance.
A paperwork snafu ended Cloud’s campaign before it began in earnest. Cloud hadn’t noticed he needed the candidate oath fo...
