Bibb Election Board Sets Mayoral Vote for Sept. 17 | 13wmaz.com

Bibb County’s Board of Elections voted Thursday to set the first election for the new consolidated government for September 17 — overruling the County Commission, which hours before had chosen a date in November.

The decision appears to end months of dispute over the election date.

The Board of Elections overruled the county commission’s recommendation to hold the election on November 5.

The county commission chose that date despite advice from County Attorney Virgil Adams that the election must be held on Georgia’s next special election day — Sept. 17.

When the county commission picked November 5, commission candidate Mallory Jones filed a Federal lawsuit demanding the election be held at the “earliest-possible lawful date.”

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