In a reply filed Friday with the Georgia Supreme Court, lawyers for Effingham County Commissioner Vera Jones called a voter’s continuing challenge to her eligibility as a candidate “meritless” and “frivolous.”
An application for discretionary appeal was filed with the court on behalf of Andrew Brantley, a voter in Jones’ District 2.
Springfield attorney Rick Rafter argued on Brantley’s behalf that Jones was paid $590,000 too much in 2007 for sewer systems at subdivisions her company was developing in the county and that she refused to return the overpayment when asked.
The Effingham Board of Elections voted on April 4 to dismiss the challenge to Jones’ candidacy and Superior Court Judge F. Gates Peed on May 21 affirmed the board’s decision, saying there was “no evidence to support petitioner’s claim that any money was being unlawfully held.”
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