East Point mayor cleared
The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionA hearing officer Friday rejected an allegation that East Point Mayor Joe Macon lied on a form he signed under oath when he qualified to run for re-election.
Macon's name will remain on the Nov. 3 ballot along with three challengers.
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The mayor faces possible removal from the November ballot at a hearing today.
He faces allegations by former supporters that he violated a oath to seek a second term.
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East Point’s city clerk, who also oversees elections there, will hear arguments Friday that the mayor violated the oath he took when qualifying to run for re-election.
City clerk Brenda James, the hearing officer for this case, is expected to decide by the end of the day Friday if Mayor Joe Macon’s name will remain on the Nov. 3 municipal election ballot along with names of three hoping to unseat him – City Council member Earnestine Pittman, Threet Brown and Delana Morrissette.
