Elections

2024 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION DECISIONS 

Judge Malihi

September 25, 2024

Click “See more” below for Initial Decisions from the OSAH Judge, Final Decisions from the Secretary of State, and any appellate rulings in qualification challenges to presidential candidates or electors... Read More

ELECTION 2024:  Candidate cleared to run for Court of Appeals judgeship; petition for judicial review dismissed as moot

Judge Howells

June 7, 2024

Jeffrey Davis, a candidate for the Georgia Court of Appeals, faced a challenge to his qualifications for the judgeship.  The requirement in question comes from the Georgia Constitution, which states... Read More

ELECTION 2024:  Superior court reverses disqualification, rules that candidate for House District 137 met residency requirement

Judge Howells

May 16, 2024

The Superior Court of Fulton County reversed the Final Decision by the Secretary of State—which had adopted the OSAH Judge’s Initial Decision—that disqualified Carlton Mahone, Sr., from the race for... Read More

ELECTION 2024:  House District 154 candidate disqualified on residency grounds after failing to appear at hearing

Judge Barnes

May 7, 2024

Othellious Cato, who sought to be a candidate in the House District 154 race, failed to appear at a hearing to answer a challenge to his residency qualification.  As he... Read More

ELECTION 2024:  Senate District 41 candidate disqualified for failing to meet residency requirement

Judge Howells

April 22, 2024

Following a hearing, the Court determined that candidate Tyion Fields did not meet the residency requirements to run for Georgia Senate District 41. Initial Decision adopted by the Secretary of... Read More

ELECTION 2024:  Candidate for House District 38 did not meet residency requirement

Judge Howells

April 19, 2024

This case involved a residency challenge brought against candidate Martine Maignan, who sought the seat in Georgia House District 38.  The Court concluded Ms. Maignan was not qualified to run... Read More

ELECTION 2024:  Candidate for Atlanta Judicial Circuit disqualified

Judge Walker

April 5, 2024

Tiffani Johnson, a candidate for a superior court judgeship in the Atlanta Judicial Circuit, had been scheduled to appear before an OSAH Judge to answer a challenge to her qualifications—specifically,... Read More

ELECTION 2024:  Candidate for Senate District 44 prevails in qualifications challenge related to taxes

Judge Walker

April 4, 2024

This case involved a challenge to the candidacy of Nadine Thomas for the District 44 seat in the Georgia Senate.  The Court concluded Ms. Thomas was qualified to be a... Read More

ELECTION 2024:  Candidate met residency requirement to run for House District 108 seat 

Judge Schroer

April 4, 2024

The Court concluded that Elvia Davila met the 12-month residency requirement to run for the Georgia House seat in District 108. Initial Decision adopted by the Secretary of State. Read More

ELECTION 2024:  House District 54 candidate met residency requirements

Judge Malihi

April 2, 2024

Following a hearing, the Court determined that candidate Samantha Brown-Parks met the residency requirements to run for Georgia House District 54. Initial Decision adopted by the Secretary of State. Read More

ELECTION 2024:  Candidate in House District 36 race disqualified after failing to appear for hearing  

Judge Schroer

April 1, 2024

James Ryner, who entered the race for the seat in Georgia House District 36, failed to appear at a hearing to answer a challenge to his candidacy.  Specifically, the challenger... Read More

Court orders $5,000 sanction for elector who voted while serving felony sentence 

Judge Boggs

March 27, 2024

The State Election Board sought sanctions against a Georgia elector, alleging that he had voted nine times while still serving a felony sentence handed down in another state.  Following a... Read More

ELECTION 2024: Candidate in special election for House District 125 seat prevails in residency challenge

Judge Howells

February 9, 2024

This case involved a residency challenge to candidate CJ Pearson, who entered a special election for the seat in Georgia House District 125.  The Court concluded Mr. Pearson sufficiently proved... Read More

Former mayor ordered to pay $16,900 for failure to disclose donation reports, misuse of campaign funds

Judge Schroer

December 18, 2023

The State Ethics Commission sought sanctions against a former mayor of Augusta for alleged violations of campaign-finance law. The Court determined the former mayor committed the following violations:  failing to... Read More

Candidate’s fabrication of contributions and failure to disclose reports lead to $11,000 in civil penalties

Judge Schroer

November 27, 2023

Following a hearing, the Court concluded that a candidate for the mayorship of Athens-Clarke County violated the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Act when he failed to file two... Read More

Court weighs several factors before issuing $26,000 in civil penalties to county commission candidate

Judge Schroer

November 22, 2023

The State Ethics Commission alleged that an unsuccessful candidate for a Cobb County commissioner seat neglected to submit four campaign contribution disclosure reports, as mandated by Georgia campaign finance laws.... Read More

ELECTION 2022:  Candidate for Senate District 18 did not meet residency qualifications  

Judge Boggs

May 21, 2022

This case involved a residency challenge to candidate Diane Vann, who sought the seat in Georgia Senate District 18.  The Court concluded Ms. Vann was not qualified to run for... Read More

ELECTION 2022:  Scope of administrative hearing limited to whether Public Service Commission candidate met statutory and constitutional requirements for office  

Judge Barnes

May 20, 2022

Patty Durand, a candidate for the District 2 seat in the Public Service Commission, faced a challenge to her candidacy on the grounds that she did not meet the residency... Read More

ELECTION 2022:  Residency requirement does not apply to candidate seeking to fill unexpired term for Georgia Public Service Commission seat  

Judge Barnes

May 19, 2022

This case involved a challenge to the candidacy of Shelia Edwards for the District 3 seat on the Georgia Public Service Commission.  The Court concluded Ms. Edwards did qualify as... Read More

ELECTION 2022:  Georgia Senate candidate disqualified for failure to file campaign disclosure reports  

Judge Beaudrot

May 12, 2022

The Court found that Jeff Lewis was not qualified to be a candidate for Georgia Senate District 52, on the grounds that he failed to meet the statutory requirement of... Read More