Cobb County Board Of Commissioners Under Scrutiny Over Decision To

Cobb County Board Of Commissioners Under Scrutiny Over Decision To Cobb county commissioner jerica richardson has officially been removed from office following a ruling from cobb superior court judge ann harris. the decision, made last week, affirmed that richardson’s seat on the board of commissioners was vacant, in line with a notice issued by her fellow commissioners in september. Cobb county, ga — cobb county’s board of commissioners will maintain its democratic majority following a special election held this week to resolve a months long legal dispute over district maps.

Cobb County Board Of Elections Address Voter Concerns After More Than Jerica richardson is officially off the cobb county board of commissioners after the georgia court of appeals rejected her appeal, marking the end of a contentious legal battle that many say was a necessary step to uphold the rule of law. A cobb county judge ruled on new year's eve that the district 2 seat on the board of commissioners was vacant. Citizens are discussing the possibility of contesting votes from the past two years, especially those involving taxpayer funds, as these decisions should now be subject to legal scrutiny due to the improper map usage. Would be candidate alicia adams, who filed an appeal contesting her disqualification to run for cobb district 2 commissioner – which was initiated by the cobb board of elections – had her case heard in cobb superior court before judge kellie hill last week.

Republican Candidates For Chairman Cobb County Board Of Commissioners Citizens are discussing the possibility of contesting votes from the past two years, especially those involving taxpayer funds, as these decisions should now be subject to legal scrutiny due to the improper map usage. Would be candidate alicia adams, who filed an appeal contesting her disqualification to run for cobb district 2 commissioner – which was initiated by the cobb board of elections – had her case heard in cobb superior court before judge kellie hill last week. “the court’s well reasoned decision affirmed the correctness of the county’s determination that the office of boc district 2 commissioner is vacant, given that commissioner richardson does not reside within boc district 2 under the currently applicable state legislative map.”. On tuesday, cobb county superior court judge ann harris ruled that democratic district 2 commissioner jerica richardson’s seat is now “vacant,” reaffirming a decision made by richardson’s. The other two commissioners currently serving, keli gambrill and joann k. birrell, are republicans, and chairwoman lisa cupid is a democrat. a cobb county superior court judge ordered the special election for district 2 and district 4 after ruling the county’s use of home rule powers to draw its commission maps was unconstitutional. Richardson was appealing a decision by her colleagues last summer to vacate the seat after harris ruled that she did not live within the boundaries of district 2 and therefore was ineligible. on tuesday, she cast votes from a short roster of agenda items and introduced a new assistant.