Legal Opinion
McIntosh County Board of Elections v. Deverger
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 24, 2007No. S07A0921; S07A0922PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUNSTEIN, Presiding Justice.
In the November 7, 2006 general election for the District 1 seat on the McIntosh County Board of Commissioners, Nathaniel Grovner was declared the winner over George Deverger by a vote of 534 to 530. After a hearing on Deverger’s petition contesting the election results, the trial court found that in District 1 four votes had been wrongfully rejected and four additional votes had “irregularities” rendering them illegally cast. Given the slim margin of victory, it found these problems sufficient to invalidate the election and ordered that a new election be held on…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Mead v. SheffieldSupreme Court of Georgia · 2004
- Bailey v. ColwellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
- Streeter v. PaschalSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
- Holton v. HollingsworthSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
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