Mary Norwood Sues Current Fulton County Commission Chairman’s Campaign

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Mary Norwood Sues Current Fulton County Commission Chairman’s Campaign

Incumbent Attempting to Stop Norwood from Getting on the Ballot on a Technicality

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Press Conference to be held today: 10:00 a.m. – 2900 Peachtree Road (The Peach Shopping Center)

Atlanta, GA, June 22, 2010. A lawsuit filed by Mary Norwood, candidate for Chairman of the Fulton County Commission, alleges incumbent Chairman John Eaves is attempting to block her name from the ballot for the November 2, 2010 election.

Running as an Independent candidate, Norwood must obtain signatures from five percent of Fulton County’s registered voters to be placed on the ballot. Back in May, Norwood’s campaign obtained written approval from the Fulton County Department of Registration and Elections to pre-type in the word “Fulton” in the space provided for the signer’s county of residence.

Relying upon a hyper-technical interpretation of the law, John Eaves’s campaign claims that each signer must handwrite the word “Fulton” along with their address on the form. The Eaves campaign is being represented by former U.S. Representative George W. “Buddy” Darden (D-GA). This interpretation would void thousands of signatures already obtained by Mary Norwood and her supporters.

“I am more than surprised that our Fulton County Chairman would bring in big legal guns to challenge a petition form. This is a Fulton County form for a Fulton County election, approved by Fulton County’s Department of Registration and Elections,” stated Mary Norwood. “We believe that every single signature that we have gotten on our petition forms should count. To tell registered voters that their voice does not matter goes against our basic rights as Americans.”

In order to make certain that all of the signatures count toward ballot access for Mary Norwood, she is seeking an emergency ruling from the Fulton County Superior Court that the thousands of signatures she has already obtained on the approved nomination form remain valid. “This is further proof why residents of Fulton County deserve another choice for Commission Chairman this November. We need anyone who cares about ballot access or is a supporter of mine to come out and sign the petition,” said Norwood. “Let’s let the voters decide in November.”

Registered voters interested in signing Mary’s petition forms may call 404.949.9445 or go to her campaign’s website www.electmarynorwood.com for further information. Norwood’s campaign offices are located at 2900 Peachtree Road, NW, Atlanta GA 30305 and are open from 10am-7pm M-F, and 1pm – 5pm Sat and Sun.

Mary Norwood is conducting a Press Conference at 10 am, at The Peach Shopping Center, outside the Barnes & Noble Store, at 2900 Peachtree Road, NW, Atlanta, GA 30305.

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