Douglasville GA – November 13, 2009: A lawsuit was filed Thursday in the Douglas County Superior Court by Douglasville resident James Quarterman challenging the SPLOST/Bond referendum on the November 3rd, 2009 ballot which passed by a margin of only 32 votes. The vote count was 3,918 yes votes and 3,886 no votes.
In the petition to the court, Quarterman alleges felony violations of Georgia Codes OCGA 21-2-567 (threatening and intimidating voters) and OCGA 21-2-603 (Conspiracy to commit election fraud) and OCGA 48-8-110 (advocating and expressing an opinion of how voters should vote for SPLOST). Among the accused are Douglas County Sheriff Phil Miller and County Commissioner Tom Worthan. Continue reading