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MADDOX v. FORTSON

25641.

226 Ga. 71 (1970)

172 S.E.2d 595

MADDOX et al. v. FORTSON et al.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided January 26, 1970.

Rehearing Denied January 29, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tully M. Bond, Sharpe, Sharpe, Hartley & Newton, T. Malone Sharpe, E. Alex Davis, for appellants.

Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, Harold N. Hill, Jr., Executive Assistant Attorney General, William L. Harper, R. J. Castellani, Assistant Attorneys General, Robert S. Reeves, Henry M. Henderson, Andrew A. Smith, O'Kelley, Hopkins & Van Gerpen, William C. O'Kelley, Steve J. Kyle, Heyman & Sizemore, Lamar Sizemore, Paul L. Hanes, for appellees.

ALMAND, Chief Justice.

Lester G. Maddox individually and seven other named persons on behalf of themselves and as a group for all electors and registered voters qualified to vote in the general election in the State of Georgia, filed their complaint in Fulton Superior Court against Ben W. Fortson, Jr., as Secretary of State and as Chairman of the State Election Board and numerous other persons as officials of political parties.

The prayers of the complaint...

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