The Devil -- I don't find him in the details of the Court of Appeals race
The devil is usually in the details. Not addressing candidates, just details:
Mead, a former aide to both Govs. Zell Miller and Roy Barnes, had 382-votes fewer than Sheffield. He argued he was entitled to a new election because the number of flawed ballots -- 481 -- is greater than the margin by which he lost the second-place slot to Sheffield, 382.
However, lawyers for Bernes, Sheffield and state elections officials argue that only 314 of the 481 flawed ballots were cast with votes for the Appeals Court race in Laurens County, meaning Sheffield's statewide margin of victory would still hold without those votes. (Brian Basinger of Morris News Service)
P.S. Since the opinion was unanimous, there must be something here more than was is unreported above. Otherwise, assuming these numbers are correct, I am missing what puts the results of the election in doubt.
Mead, a former aide to both Govs. Zell Miller and Roy Barnes, had 382-votes fewer than Sheffield. He argued he was entitled to a new election because the number of flawed ballots -- 481 -- is greater than the margin by which he lost the second-place slot to Sheffield, 382.
However, lawyers for Bernes, Sheffield and state elections officials argue that only 314 of the 481 flawed ballots were cast with votes for the Appeals Court race in Laurens County, meaning Sheffield's statewide margin of victory would still hold without those votes. (Brian Basinger of Morris News Service)
P.S. Since the opinion was unanimous, there must be something here more than was is unreported above. Otherwise, assuming these numbers are correct, I am missing what puts the results of the election in doubt.
posted by Sid Cottingham | 6:17 AM
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