DeKalb District Attorney Sherry Boston has filed a state lawsuit against a new Georgia law that turns some local elections in Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton and Gwinnett Counties into nonpartisan races in 2028, including for district attorney, clerk of court, county commissioner, solicitor general and tax commissioner.
During a press conference on Wednesday in Liberty Plaza, across the street from the State Capitol, Boston was joined by Cobb County District Attorney Sonay Allen, Clayton County District Attorney Tasha Mosley and Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.
“The legislature did not give any legitimate reason for treating our counties, our elected officials, our voters different from the rest of the state’s 154 counties, and it is very hard to ignore that the five counties targeted by this law have large black voter populations and have all elected black female district attorneys,” Boston said.
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