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Thursday, September 11, 2008

State Supreme Court takes up candidacy

Georgia's top court has agreed to decide whether a Public Service Commission candidate's name can appear on November's ballot. It's an appeal by Secretary of State Karen Handel, who argues that Democrat Jim Powell doesn't meet the residency requirement to run in the north Georgia district. Handel disqualified Powell and two other Democrats from running for office days before the July primary. But Powell went on to win the most votes. Democrats have accused Handel, who is a Republican, of playing politics.

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