Cobb County commissioner loses appeal, officially removed from board
Appeal denied for Cobb County commissioner
Jerica Richardson has lost her legal battle to stay on the Board of Cobb County Commissioners.
COBB COUNTY, Ga. - A Cobb County commissioner is officially off the board after being denied an appeal.
The Court of Appeal denied Jerica Richardson’s request to appeal the decision of a Cobb Superior Court judge.
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The backstory:
Richardson no longer lives in District 2 after Cobb County dropped its fight against the state over a redrawn district map. Any commissioner in the county is required to live in the district which they represent.
In this case, Richardson would have remained in District 2 if the county map had been used. However, under the state-drawn map, she was left in District 3, which is represented by JoAnn Birrell.
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What's next:
Voters will elect a new commissioner in April.
Jerica Richardson (FOX 5)
The Source: This article relies heavily on previous FOX 5 Atlanta reporting with new details being provided by an order by the Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia denying a request for her case to be heard on appeal.