A Florida appeals court rebuffed a last-minute challenge to disqualify an outspoken critic of Gov. Ron DeSantis from running in the Aug. 23 Democratic primary election in the state’s First Congressional District.

The First District Court of Appeals reviewed allegations that candidate Rebekah Jones had not been a registered Democrat for the entire year before the candidate qualifying period but found she could not be disqualified on that basis. Under state law, she was required to affirm that she was a Democrat for 365 days.

A trial court had ruled in favor of arguments in a lawsuit filed by her opponent, Margaret Schiller, that Jones should be disqualified from the ballot. But the First District court overturned that opinion. Jones easily defeated Schiller last month by a margin of 61.9% to 38.1% and will go on to face Republican Matt Gaetz in the November general election.