Macon County reverses decision to disqualify sheriff candidate [Video]

MACON COUNTY, Ga. — Last week, Macon County‘s Board of Elections unanimously voted to remove the Democratic Sheriff Candidate Jeffrey Canady from the November ballot.

Today, his name is back on the ballot.

The board met at the Macon County courthouse yesterday to reevaluate their Aug. 2 decision.

Upon learning about his disqualification, State Representative Patty Marie Stinson took to social media to advocate for a fair election that’s inside her district.

She says she was contacted by Jeffrey Canady last week.

“My first question was, ‘They based their decision on what law?’ There was a bill that was introduced during this year’s General Assembly session, but it did not pass. That bill had language in it that would prohibit him from running for office,” Stinson said. 

As previously reported, Canady qualified to run in the Democratic Primary …