Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger disqualified state Public Service Commission candidate Daniel Blackman from next month’s Democratic primary ballot.
In a ruling that upheld a decision an administrative law judge handed down on Tuesday, Raffensperger declared that Blackman failed to prove he had established residence inside PSC District 3 at least one year before this November’s general election, as required by state law.
The challenge to Blackman’s residency was brought by a voter who lives in District 3, which covers Fulton, Clayton, and DeKalb counties.
Blackman was among four Democrats vying to win the party’s nomination to challenge incumbent Republican Commissioner Fitz Johnson.
