Legal Opinion
Meade v. Williamson
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 3, 2013No. S13A0517PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENHAM, Justice.
Appellant Dana Meade and Appellee Tim Williamson were the candidates on the ballot in a run-off election in the Democratic primary for Sheriff of Baker County.1 Meade is the incumbent in the race and was, at the time of the election, serving as Sheriff. The election was held on August 21, 2012. Atotal of 1,353 votes were cast in the race and Meade was declared the winner by a margin of 39 votes. Williamson timely filed a petition in the Superior Court of Baker County contesting the results of the election. After a bench trial, the trial court issued an order setting forth…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Bell v. CronicSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
- McCranie v. MullisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
- Stiles v. EarnestSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
- Hastings v. WilsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1935
- Hunt v. CrawfordSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
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3Cited by2 opinions
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