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DeKalb elections board removes Abu Sayed from Doraville ballot over 12-month residency requirement
Summary
The board found candidate Abu Sayed did not meet the 12-month residency requirement within the municipality prior to the municipal election date after portions of his prior addresses became part of Doraville through annexation.
The DeKalb County Board of Registration and Elections voted to remove Abu Sayed (appearing in the hearing as "Mr. Zahid") from the Doraville City Council District 1 ballot after concluding he had not satisfied the state’s 12‑month residency requirement within the municipality before the November municipal election.
Why it matters: Georgia law requires candidates for municipal office to have been residents of the municipality for 12 months prior to the date of the election. The board concluded that time spent at an address before that address was annexed into Doraville does not satisfy the 12‑month requirement inside the city for the…
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