Democrat Sheila Edwards won the May primary outright to run for an Atlanta-based district on the state Public Service Commission, but her former primary opponents are arguing Edwards should not appear on the ballot this fall.
Chandra Farley, who came in second place with 31% of the vote, and third-place finisher Missy Moore are contesting Edwards’ eligibility because she does not live in the district, which includes DeKalb, Fulton and Clayton counties.
But Edwards, who won the Democratic nod with 55% of the vote, argues the one-year residency requirement – which has imperiled another Democrat’s candidacy in a different PSC district in the wake of redistricting – should not apply to her because the election decides who will finish serving the last two years of former Commissioner Chuck Eaton’s unexpired term.
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