ATLANTA - The Latest on a judge ordering a Georgia election redone after two botched rounds of voting (all times local):2:50 p.m.A judge is ordering an April 9 election to redo voting for a Georgia legislative seat after two prior elections got thrown out twice because ballots were cast illegally. Superior Court Judge David Sweat’s order Friday also says the winner of the first two elections — state Rep. Chris Erwin — must step down less than a month after he was sworn into office. Erwin defeated then-Rep. Dan Gasaway by 67 votes in the Republican primary last May in northeast Georgia’s District 28. Gasaway went to court and the judge found mapping errors had enabled people to vote who lived outside the lawmaker’s district. A new election was held Dec. 4 and Erwin won again by just two votes.

Source: thestar February 08, 2019 19:52 UTC