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HOWELL v. FEARS

No. S03A0136.

571 S.E.2d 392 (2002)

275 Ga. 627

HOWELL v. FEARS.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

October 15, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McKenna, Long & Aldridge, David Balser, Gregory S. Brow, Atlanta, for appellant.

Smith, Welch & Brittain, A.J. Welch, Jr., L. Scott Mayfield, Beck, Owen & Murray, James R. Fortune, Jr., Griffin, for appellee.

THOMPSON, Justice.

On August 20, 2002, a total of 2,660 registered voters in Spalding, Lamar and Butts Counties cast ballots in the race to determine the Democratic nominee for State Representative in House District 92. Lee N. Howell and William A. Fears were the only candidates in that race. The voters cast 1,347 votes for Howell and 1,313 votes for Fears, a difference of 34 votes.

It was subsequently discovered that the ballots in Precinct 9 of Spalding...

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