Maye v. Pundt

Sears, Justice.

The appellant, John Linzie Maye, challenges the election of appellee, Edith Pundt, to the City Council of Wadley, Georgia. The critical issue is whether the election superintendent for the City of Wadley was required by law to place Maye’s nickname of “Tubby” on the ballot. The trial court concluded that the election superintendent was not required to do so, and that even if she were, Maye had hot carried his burden to prove that the failure to place his nickname on the ballot changed or placed in doubt the result of the election. We agree with both, of these rulings and find…