Legal Opinion
Ben Hill County Board of Education v. Davis
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 19, 1999No. S98A1803PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hunstein, Justice.
Appellee Larry Davis was the elected representative from District 5 to the Ben Hill County Board of Education (appellant) when he changed residences within the county. Prior to his move, appellee sought and obtained confirmation from an agent of the Ben Hill County Board of Registrations and Elections (elections board) that his new home was within District 5. In May 1998, shortly after the qualifying period had opened and closed for the primary election to the regular term of the District 7 seat, it was determined that the school board district map, which had been used by…
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