Hanson v. Wilson

Hunt, Justice.

Avarita Hanson sued Robert Wilson seeking to enjoin him from taking office as representative from Ward 5 to the City Council of College Park. The November 18, 1985 runoff between these two candidates resulted in a tie, 285 votes each. One of the voters who had voted for Hanson was disqualified and Wilson was declared the winner. In her suit challenging this decision, she raised numerous allegations of irregularities in the voting process. The trial court dismissed her petition on the ground she filed this independent suit rather than filing a notice of appeal with the Mayor and…