Fulton Republicans Tap Norwood To Elections Board
Former Atlanta mayoral candidate appointed to help restore professional process controls and integrity within the Fulton County elections process.
In a news release Friday, the Fulton County Republican Party nominated Mary Norwood to its elections board. Norwood, whose support of LGBT issues was a serious aspect of her failed 2009 mayoral campaign, once sued the elections board in 2010 after it prevented her from appearing on the ballot for the Fulton County Commission chair seat after she missed the filing deadline by several hours. The claim was later tossed out by a Superior Court judge. Norwood has been a neighborhood and community activist for the better part of three decades and served on the Atlanta City Council from 2002-2008 before running for mayor. She received 46 percent of the vote on Election Day, but lost to Kasim Reed in a runoff. On the elections board, she would …
