Lisa Boggs

Multiple challengers sought the disqualification of Marjorie Taylor Greene from her re-election bid for Georgia’s 14th Congressional District seat.  The challengers alleged Representative Greene did not meet federal constitutional requirements to hold congressional office, citing the “insurrection clause” of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.  After first determining the challengers bore the burden of […]

Preston Parra, a candidate for Georgia House District 64, declined to present any evidence that he would be at least 21 years old by Election Day in November 2022.  The Court concluded he failed to meet his burden and therefore was not qualified to run for the office.  The Court also rejected the candidate’s challenges

In concluding that Winfred Dukes qualified to be a candidate for Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture, the Court concluded he met the definition of “practical farmer” due to his holding a 40% interest in a timber farm and his financing of horse breeding.

This case involved a challenge to Nakita Hemingway’s candidacy for the office of Georgia Agriculture Commissioner.  The Court concluded Ms. Hemingway did meet the qualification of being a “practical farmer,” given that she grew flowers for sale and was part-owner of a timber farm.

The Court concluded that Fred Swann, who grows and sells blue oyster mushrooms, was a “practical farmer” and therefore met the statutory requirements to run for the office of Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture.

The Court concluded that Wesley Harding met the 12-month residency requirement to run for the Georgia House seat in District 102.