Legal Opinion

Peterson v. Vie

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided December 10, 2024No. S24A1353PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

320 Ga. 502

FINAL COPY S24A1353. PETERSON v. VIE. ELLINGTON, Justice. In this case, as in many others before this Court both recently and over the decades, a party who wants the results of an election thrown out has disregarded the clear, longstanding rule requiring “parties seeking to undo an election to have done everything within their power to have their claims decided before the election occurred.” Catoosa County Republican Party v. Henry,

319 Ga. 794, 794

( 906 SE2d 750) (2024). We therefore “dismiss the appeal without reaching the merits (or lack thereof)” of the claim at issue in this…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Jordan v. CookSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
  2. Williams v. HeardSupreme Court of Georgia · 2017
  3. CATOOSA COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY v. HENRYSupreme Court of Georgia · 2024
  4. MILLER v. HODGESupreme Court of Georgia · 2024
  5. Inquiry Concerning Judge Christina PetersonSupreme Court of Georgia · 2024

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. DEAN v. STATE OF GEORGIASupreme Court of Georgia · 2025

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