The ACLU of Georgia sued the Secretary of State in Superior Court of Fulton County, appealing the Secretary of State’s decision to kick off the ballot Maria Palacios, a Latina-American who has lived in Georgia since 2009 and became a United States citizen in 2017. Ms. Palacios was running for state representative in House District 29, a district that is 60% people of color with a 43% Hispanic population.
The Fulton County Superior Court ruled that Maria Palacios of Gainesville is not eligible to run for a state House of Representatives seat. The American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia appealed this decision to the Georgia Supreme Court. However, the State Supreme Court declined to hear the appeal.
