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FULTON v. BAKER

No. S91A1450.

410 S.E.2d 735 (1991)

261 Ga. 710

FULTON v. BAKER

Supreme Court of Georgia.

November 27, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James T. McDonald, Jr., Sidney P. Wright, Jeffrey W. Melcher, Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, Atlanta, for Fulton.

William C. Tinsley, II, Parker, Johnson, Cook & Dunlevie, Michael J. Bowers, Atty. Gen., Beverly B. Martin, Senior Asst. Atty. Gen., Atlanta, for Baker.

Sewell R. Brumby, David R. Brundrick, Douglas O. Carlyle, Office of Legislative Counsel, Atlanta, amici.

FLETCHER, Justice.

Laurie Fulton filed this action seeking an injunction and a judgment declaring unconstitutional a provision of a local act that makes temporary her appointment as a member of the Board of Commissioners of Douglas County ("Commission"). The trial court rejected her challenge and ordered the local board of elections to call a special election to select a new commissioner. Because section 2 of the local act is a bill of attainder prohibited by both...

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