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DEL.ICIO.USDems say Powell’s status hard to discover
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A Fulton County judge kept Jim Powell’s Public Service Commission candidacy alive Monday, but Democrats say you wouldn’t know it at some polling places.
Democrats say polling places in Bibb, Gwinnett and DeKalb County had signs this morning saying Powell, a Democrat, had been disqualified from the race.
Secretary of State Karen Handel, a Republican, decided Powell didn’t meet residency requirements for the PSC district he was seeking. Handel said Powell received a homestead exemption for a home in Cobb County, which is outside of the far North Georgia district he was hoping to represent. Handel ordered signs be put up stating votes for Powell wouldn’t count.
A judge stayed that ruling Monday, but apparently not all the poll workers got the message.
—James Salzer
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Comments
By Jeff
July 15, 2008 9:50 AM | Link to this
The signs weren’t up in my county (just north of Albany), but it probably wouldn’t matter here anyway. ALL local races were on the Republican ticket, with no competition in November. Only races the Democrats could vote in would be state-wide, such as US Senate and PSC. Honestly, I wouldn’t be looking for too many of those votes from my county. (BTW: Dougherty County - Albany - is the exact opposite, with all local races save one being decided today on the Democratic ticket. Haven’t heard whether or not the signs were out down there though.)
By steve leeds
July 15, 2008 11:00 AM | Link to this
The Powell disqualification notice was posted at Warren T Jackson school in Fulton County as well
By Matt Jennings
July 15, 2008 11:12 AM | Link to this
I didn’t see any signs in Cartersville, but the taxpayers of Georgia should thank Karen Handel for costing them money if and when this whole situation blows up in court. And all for partisan games.