The Georgia Court of Appeals punted an emergency appeal to the state Supreme Court Thursday intended to reinstate an election for the seat held by Justice Keith Blackwell.

The appellate court’s refusal to take up former U.S. Rep. John Barrow’s appeal of the state’s decision to cancel the scheduled election for Blackwell’s seat sets up a potential conflict of interest for Blackwell and his fellow justices.

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