Legal Opinion
Handel v. Powell
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 30, 2008No. S09A0074PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENHAM, Justice.
Appellant Karen Handel is the Secretary of State of Georgia. On June 9, 2008, the Secretary filed a challenge to the qualifications of James R. Powell, who had filed a declaration of candidacy and affidavit to be a candidate for Georgia Public Service Commission, District 4. OCGA § 21-2-5. The Secretary asserted that candidate Powell did not reside in the district he seeks to represent, leaving for resolution whether the candidate will have resided in the district for twelve months prior to election to that office, as is statutorily required by OCGA § 46-2-1 (b).
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