Lyde v. City of Brunswick

Hill, Justice.

This is an election contest. The losing candidate in the election for mayor of the City of Brunswick now appeals from an order dismissing her petition in superior court for failure to serve the State Election Board as required by Code Ann. § 34-203 (d).

1. The plaintiff contends that the State Election Code is not applicable to municipal elections and that Code Ann. § 34-203 (d) thus does not apply here. The provisions of Code Ann. § 34-203 (d) requiring service of election contest proceedings on the State Election Board were made applicable to municipal elections by the…