Elections

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

ELECTION 2022:  Challengers failed to prove Rep. Greene should be disqualified from U.S. House race  

Judge Beaudrot

May 6, 2022

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... Read More

ELECTION 2022:  Candidate for House District 64 failed to prove he met age requirement  

Judge Boggs

April 28, 2022

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... Read More

ELECTION 2022:  Candidate who held interest in timber farm and financed horse breeding met “practical farmer” qualification to run for Agriculture Commissioner  

Judge Howells

April 21, 2022

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... Read More

ELECTION 2022:  Candidate who grows flowers and is part-owner of timber farm meets “practical farmer” qualification to run for Agriculture Commissioner  

Judge Howells

April 20, 2022

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,”... Read More

ELECTION 2022:  Candidate who grows mushrooms for sale meets “practical farmer” qualification to run for Agriculture Commissioner  

Judge Howells

April 19, 2022

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... Read More

ELECTION 2022:  Candidate met residency requirement to run for House District 102 seat  

Judge Schroer

April 13, 2022

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

ELECTION 2022:  Senate District 5 candidate disqualified for failing to meet residency requirement  

Judge Beaudrot

April 8, 2022

In concluding that candidate Michel Powell was not qualified to run for Georgia State Senate District 5, the Court held he did not meet the 12-month residency requirement. Read More

ELECTION 2022:  House District 110 candidate disqualified for failing to meet residency requirement  

Judge Schroer

April 6, 2022

This case involved a challenge brought against a candidate for Georgia State House District 110.  The Court determined that Charles Lollar was not qualified to run for that office, as... Read More

Organization fined $2,000 after Court concludes it operated as “independent committee” during election 

Judge Fry

March 23, 2022

The Court imposed a total of $2,000 in civil fines against an organization that raised and spent funds to defeat two members in Muscogee school board elections.  The Court concluded... Read More

Ethics commission’s case against candidate dismissed on statute of limitations grounds

Judge Walker

October 18, 2021

In granting a candidate’s motion to dismiss, an OSAH Judge concluded that this particular adverse action—which the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission commenced itself, as opposed to being... Read More

Dismissal granted in case alleging violation of campaign contribution limits

Judge Walker

October 18, 2021

Judge Walker granted a motion to dismiss allegations against a candidate for public office, brought by the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission. The Judge concluded the existing law... Read More

Former party chair falsely claimed to reside in Third Congressional District.

Judge Walker

February 6, 2017

After his home was redistricted from the Third to the Thirteenth Congressional District, the Respondent, the former chair of the Fayette County Republican Party, submitted a voter registration change of... Read More

Scope of review limited to whether candidate met residency qualifications for office.

Judge Walker

May 18, 2016

A candidate for State House District 151 failed to establish that he met the residency requirements for that office.  The evidence showed that, as a result of decennial redistricting by... Read More

Lack of utilities in candidate’s purported home refutes residence claim.

Judge Miller

April 20, 2016

A candidate for the Georgia legislature failed to establish that he met residency requirements in the district for which he sought office where his purported home in the district was... Read More

Personal testimony, change in address on driver’s license insufficient evidence of residency.

Judge Malihi

June 8, 2015

A candidate for State House affirmatively established that he resided in the district for which he sought office approximately eleven months prior to the date of the election.  However, the... Read More

Convicted felons may not register to vote absent pardon or restoration of voting rights.

Judge Malihi

December 9, 2014

Respondent, a convicted felon, violated state law by registering to vote without having pardoned or having had his rights restored.  Accordingly, he was ordered to cease and desist from violating... Read More