U.S. Dept. of Justice (DOJ) has cleared the way for the vote on the city of South Fulton, likely to be held in September. The clearance came in a July 10 letter to Georgia Attorney General Thurbert Baker.

The vote originally set for June 19 was delayed because a signature by Gov. Sonny Perdue on the enabling legislation, House Bill 725, did not provide the required amount of time needed to properly advertise the election.

Another hurdle to the September involved a pre-clearance by U.S. Dept. of Justice. The approval process customarily takes approximately 60 days.

Now with DOJ clearance, the vote should come in September.

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