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WALL v. BOARD OF ELECTIONS

34037, 34038.

242 Ga. 566 (1978)

250 S.E.2d 408

WALL et al. v. BOARD OF ELECTIONS OF CHATHAM COUNTY et al. McDOWELL v. BOARD OF ELECTIONS OF CHATHAM COUNTY et al.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided October 30, 1978.

Rehearing Denied November 21, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Killorin & Schroder, Edward W. Killorin, Eugene McCracken, for appellants (Case No. 34037).

James B. Blackburn, Anton Solms, Gordon B. Smith, Stanley M. Karsman, for appellees (Case No. 34037).

Stanley M. Karsman, for appellant (Case No. 34038).

James B. Blackburn, Anton Solms, Gordon B. Smith, Eugene McCracken, for appellees (Case No. 34038).

MARSHALL, Justice.

The present case presents challenges to the constitutionality of a local annexation statute for the City of Savannah. Ga. L. 1978, p. 3998 (referred to hereinafter as the annexation statute or the Act).

Under Section 1 of the Act, the Board of Aldermen of the City of Savannah is enlarged from six members to eight members. However, the present method for electing the mayor remains unchanged. The six members of the aldermanic board had previously...

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