Judge dismisses suit challenging NAACP elections
A Fulton County judge has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to disqualify annual elections held in November of the Atlanta branch of the NAACP.
During the election, the Rev. R.L. White was reelected as sitting president, but members of the chapter filed suit to keep White and other new officers from being confirmed. In a recent order, Superior Court Judge T. Jackson Bedford Jr. dismissed the suit, saying he had no jurisdiction or authority to settle the dispute because it concerns "solely the internal affairs" of the NAACP.
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