Legal Opinion
RHODEN v. ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 19, 2020No. S21A0030Published
1Opinion of the Court
310 Ga. 266
FINAL COPY S21A0030. RHODEN et al. v. ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS et al. BETHEL, Justice. Jerry NeSmith earned the support of a sufficient number of his community members to be elected as their district’s commissioner for the Athens-Clarke County Unified Government. Sadly, NeSmith died just three days before Election Day. In addition to the personal loss of his family and friends, NeSmith’s death before Election Day ultimately resulted in an electoral loss for his supporters, a number of whom joined to bring suit in superior court challenging the results of the…
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