Legal Opinion
Mayor and Council of City of Wadley v. Hall
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 15, 1991No. S91A1174PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Benham, Justice.
This is an appeal from an order invalidating an election.
1. Election returns carry a presumption of validity. Cowart v. City of Waycross, 159 Ga. 589 (126 SE 476) (1924). OCGA § 21-3-420 governs the procedural parameters of an election contest:
A petition to contest the results of a primary or election shall be filed in writing with the city clerk within five days after the results of the election are declared by the governing authority. . . .
In the present case, when the election results were declared on Monday, December 10, 1990, the appellees had through Monday, December 17,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Sherrer v. HaleSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
- Schloth v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
- Cowart v. City of WaycrossSupreme Court of Georgia · 1925
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- Stuckey v. StormsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
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- Mitsubishi International Corp. v. Cardinal Textile Sales, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1994
- Broughton v. Douglas County Board of ElectionsSupreme Court of Georgia · 2010
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