Legal Opinion
SCHMITZ v. BARRON, DIRECTOR
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 21, 2021No. S21A1131PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
312 Ga. 523
FINAL COPY S21A1131. SCHMITZ v. BARRON et al. BETHEL, Justice. In this case, Warren Schmitz contests the results of the November 3, 2020 election to fill the seat for Georgia House of Representatives District 52. House District 52 is situated entirely within Fulton County. The certified election results showed that 17,069 votes were cast for Shea Roberts, and 16,692 votes were cast for incumbent Deborah Silcox, thus making Roberts the winner by 377 votes. Claiming a variety of irregularities, Schmitz filed a timely petition in Fulton County Superior Court on November 25, 2020, to…
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