Legal Opinion
Popham v. City of Kennesaw
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 15, 1987No. Nos. 85-8986, 86-8355PublishedCited by 123 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:
I
BACKGROUND
These appeals arise out of the arrest of Peter Popham at a candidate’s forum in Kennesaw, Georgia, in September 1982. During the midst of the campaign season for City Council, the Kennesaw Jaycees and the Kennesaw Business Association conducted an open “Meet the Candidates” forum. Popham attended that forum as a member of the public. During the forum, Darvin Purdy, the Mayor of Kennesaw, presented to the candidates for their signatures a waiver permitting the votes cast in the upcoming election to be tallied in the Council’s chambers instead of at the polling…
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