A Democrat running for the Georgia Public Service Commission can stay on the ballot in November, a judge ruled Thursday, saying that districts drawn to exclude her violated her rights.
Patty Durand of Conyers should be allowed to continue her candidacy for the District 2 seat on the Georgia Public Service Commission, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Melynee Leftridge ruled.
Durand is the Democratic candidate running against District 2 Republican incumbent Tim Echols of Hoschton and Libertarian Colin McKinney of Athens. But Secretary of State Brad Raffensberger challenged her candidacy, saying that she did not meet her district’s one-year residency requirement.
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