Lisa Boggs

Mr. William Carruth, a candidate for State Senate, established residency requirements in the Senate District where he sought office.  Mr. Carruth’s debt to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), an appointed receiver for the private bank at which he originally incurred the debt, did not involve public funds and therefore did not bar his candidacy.

Respondent, the Deputy Registrar for Bulloch County, was issued a public reprimand and required to pay a civil penalty for soliciting voter registration applications at a private nursing home facility without prior authorization from the facility\’s administrator.

Neither the Georgia Constitution, nor state election law, prohibited Respondent, a member of the State Transportation Board (STB), from seeking office in Senate District 21.  The reimbursement Respondent received pursuant to STB Membership did not constitute \”emoluments\” that would disqualify him from candidacy.

Respondent was not qualified to be candidate for House District 80, because he did not meet his burden of proof to show he had been a citizen of the State of Georgia for two years and a resident of House District 80 for one year prior to the date of the election, November 2, 2008,

Respondent does not meet the residency requirements to qualify as a candidate for State Senate District 1. Respondent reported his cousin’s home address in Savannah as his own.  In rebuttal, three neighbors testified that they had never seen Respondent or his vehicle at the Savannah address. In addition, Respondent never paid taxes, owned property, or

Respondent met the minimum evidentiary burden to show that he had been a legal resident in the county where he sought a House District seat at least one year prior to the date of the election.  Respondent presented a lease agreement for a residence in the district and a document mailed to him at that