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CONCERNED CITIZENS v. CITY OF WILLACOOCHEE

No. S09A0845.

680 S.E.2d 846 (2009)

CONCERNED CITIZENS OF WILLACOOCHEE et al. v. CITY OF WILLACOOCHEE et al.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

June 29, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. Jerome Adams, Douglas, for appellant.

William A. King, Pearson, for appellee.

THOMPSON, Justice.

In this appeal, we are called upon to decide which of two local legislative enactments governs the way in which the City of Willacoochee is to fill vacancies on its city council: the 1953 city charter which provides that vacancies can be filled by appointment, or a 1980 amendment to the charter which authorizes the calling of special elections. In deciding this question, we are guided by the principle that repeals by implication are not favored...

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