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DeKalb elections board removes candidate from voter rolls and strikes name from Stonecrest ballot after eligibility challenge
Summary
Following a public challenge, the board removed Jason Larry from the voter rolls and struck his Stonecrest City Council District 5 candidacy, finding he had been convicted of a felony involving moral turpitude and did not meet the post-sentence statutory requirements to hold office.
The DeKalb County Board of Registration and Elections removed Jason Larry from the county’s voter rolls and voted to strike his name from the Stonecrest City Council District 5 ballot following formal challenges that centered on a federal felony conviction, supervised release status and whether his civil rights had been restored.
Challenger David Marcus urged the board to apply statutory qualifications strictly, saying the key questions were whether Larry was eligible to vote…
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