Stuart v. Anderson County Election Commission

OPINION

D. MICHAEL SWINEY, J,

delivered the opinion of the court,

in which HERSCHEL P. FRANKS, P.J., and SHARON G. LEE, J., joined.

This is an election contest brought by David A. Stuart (“Plaintiff’) who lost the August 2006 general election for Anderson County General Sessions Court Judge, Division I. Plaintiff lost the election by a margin of 119 votes. In the complaint, Plaintiff alleges various irregularities in how the election was conducted, that these irregularities render certain votes illegal, and that the number of illegal votes exceeds the margin of victory. Plaintiff seeks to have…