Horton v. Johnson

HINES, Justice.

Raford Horton appeals from the order of the Superior Court of Telfair County affirming the decision of the Probate Court of Telfair County that he was not eligible to be a candidate in the Democratic primary on July 20, 2010 for the office of Telfair County Commissioner, District Five. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

After Horton filed his notice of candidacy for the primary, he was notified by the Telfair County Superintendent of Elections that the Telfair County Tenure Law prohibited him from qualifying for the Commission post, a determination eventually upheld by the…