Legal Opinion
Thomas A. McCrary v. David B. Poythress, Secretary of the State of Georgia and Chairman State Election Board
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 12, 1981No. 78-3110PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS A. CLARK, Circuit Judge:
This appeal asserts that the district court erred in dismissing the complaint of the plaintiffs below, who challenged many provisions of the Georgia Election Code, Ga. Code Ann. § 34-101 et seq. The Independent Party of Georgia, a political body under the Georgia Election Code, and Thomas McCrary, Jesse Cleveland, and James Yarbrough, nominees of the Party for various Georgia elective offices, were the plaintiffs below. The defendants were the Georgia Secretary of State (who, by virtue of his office, is also Chairman of the State Elections Board), the Director…
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