The August Election Law Special Issue is the second of what will be a series of special-issue publications, each focusing in on a single area of interest to administrative law practitioners. This month’s edition of the Administrative Law Report provides a sampling of decisions, overviewing a cross-section of issues that arise frequently in Elections cases. […]
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Petitioner, Justin Chaney, challenged Adrienne Hunter-Strothers’ qualifications to run as a candidate for the Georgia Court of Appeals. Petitioner filed his challenge at 1:40 p.m. on July 16, 2010, precisely two weeks, one hour and forty minutes after the close of the qualifying period at 12:00 p.m. on July 2, 2010. As Petitioner had not
Individual who submitted an absentee ballot application in the name of her deceased mother subject to a fine and public reprimand for violations of election laws.
Secretary of State Karen Handel challenged James Powell’s qualification to be a candidate for Public Service Commission, District 4, asserting that Powell’s homestead exemption for an address in Cobb County demonstrated that he resided outside of District 4. Judge Michael Malihi concluded that Powell produced persuasive evidence of legal residence in District 4 and that
Homestead exemption is not the sole factor in determining a candidate’s legal residence. Read More
Mr. Ralph David Abernathy III, the incumbent Senator for Senate District 38, submitted a personal check to pay his qualifying fee. When this personal check was returned for insufficient funds after the close of the qualifying period, the Secretary of State was authorized to remove Mr. Abernathy’s name from the ballot for failure to pay
A confrontation at an Elections Board Office instigated by Respondent during early voting did not amount to an election law violation where Respondent did not use or threaten violence and the incident did not materially interfere with the execution of poll officer duties.
