Following days of back-and-forth communications between the Orange County Supervisor of Elections office and other county leaders, Glen Gilzean filed a lawsuit against the county for its vote to withhold funding from his office.

Orange County Elections Supervisor Glen Gilzean fired the first shot and filed a lawsuit against the county and Comptroller Phil Diamond for freezing up his Office’s funds.

Orange County Commissioners Tuesday voted to withhold an upcoming payment to Elections Supervisor Glen Gilzean’s office, amid fears that a potentially growing pool of taxpayer money was spent improperly.

It follows a Channel 9 investigation into supervisor Glen Gilzean’s decision to send $5 million to Valencia College and different non-profits without asking permission. Gilzean is now calling out Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings. As far as Gilzean is concerned, the mayor knew about what he planned to do to fund the scholarships.

Gilzean said his office plans to file an emergency request in court to compel county leaders to unfreeze his office's funding.