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Georgia Mayor and 2 Others Are Jailed on Felony Charges for Trying to Halt a Local Election
- Camilla Mayor Kelvin Owens and two ex-election administrators have been detained on felony charges connected to attempts last November to disrupt a local election.
- The charges arose after Owens cited emergency powers to stop the election following the disqualification of his ally, city council member Venterra Pollard, by court order.
- Williford and Ford, the city’s former top election officials, resigned the day before election day amid legal battles, and Owens posted cancellation notices and closed polling places.
- The election occurred several hours late under court-appointed supervisors who kept polls open until nearly 4 a.m., while Owens and the others remain jailed awaiting a hearing.
- The incident sparked responses from local leaders and the Georgia NAACP, with Owens blaming racial politics and the NAACP calling the indictments alarming pending further investigation.
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Georgia mayor and 2 others are jailed on felony charges for trying to halt a ...
SAVANNAH, Ga. — The mayor of a small city in Georgia and two former election officials have been jailed on felony charges stemming from efforts last November to halt a local election after one of the mayor’s allies was disqualified from a city council race. Camilla Mayor Kelvin Owens was being held at the Mitchell County jail Friday, two days
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Georgia mayor, 2 others charged with felonies for trying to halt local election
The mayor of a small city in Georgia and two former election officials have been jailed on felony charges stemming from efforts last November to halt a local election after one of the mayor’s allies was disqualified from a city council race.
Georgia mayor, 2 others jailed on felony charges for trying to halt local election
Camilla Mayor Kelvin Owens was being held at the Mitchell County jail Friday, two days after a grand jury indicted him on a felony charge of election interference and a misdemeanor count of conspiring to commit election fraud.
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Georgia mayor and 2 others are jailed on felony charges for trying to halt a local election
The mayor of a small Georgia city and two former election workers have been jailed on felony charges stemming from efforts to stop a local election last fall.
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