Georgia Court of Appeals sides with Fulton County in fight over election board appointments
Georgia’s Court of Appeals has overturned a trial court’s ruling ordering the Fulton County Board of Commissioners to seat two conservative election activists on the county election board or face daily fines.
In May, Democrats on the board had rejected two Republican Party nominees, Julie Adams and Jason Frazier, citing concerns about both individuals’ past actions and arguing that they were not qualified for the position.
But the Fulton County GOP filed a lawsuit arguing that the commissioners were required to approve the party’s nominees as long as they met basic required standards like living in the county, being a registered voter and not being an elected official.
In an August ruling, Fulton County Senior Superior Court Judge David Emerson sided with the Republican Party, holding the commission in civil contempt of court and imposing fines of $10,000 per day until the board agreed to approve Adams and Frazier’s appointments. The fines were put on hold while the board appealed the ruling.
But a three-judge panel on the Court of Appeals overturned the ruling Friday, with Judge Anne Barnes writing that the commissioners “were exercising their constitutional prerogative to exercise their judgment as to these appointments on behalf of the people who elected them.”
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