Cone v. Johnson

Gregory, Justice.

In early 1982 a movement to hold an election for the recall of three elected public officials1 gained considerable momentum in Bleckley County. Appellant Cone actively participated in this movement, and on April 26, 1982, appellant filed the three recall petitions for verification with the probate judge of Bleckley County. See OCGA §§ 21-4-3(3)(B) and 21-4-4 (Code Ann. §§ 89-1903, 89-1904). The probate judge determined that a number of names on the petitions had previously been purged from the voter registration list2 and that an additional number of signatures were not…