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Why did the Georgia Supreme Court decide who had the right to be the governor following the 1946 gubernatorial election?
A.
The write-in votes for one candidate had to be reviewed to see if they were valid.
B.
The governor-elect died and two people claimed they had the right to succeed him.
C.
Georgia Governor Ellis Arnall claimed that voter fraud had taken place and demanded a recount of all votes.
D.
One candidate didn't meet the qualifications to be governor.

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B. The governor-elect (Eugene Talmadge) died before taking office, and multiple people (notably his son Herman Talmadge and lieutenant governor-elect Melvin E. Thompson, with outgoing governor Ellis Arnall involved) disputed who should succeed him; the Georgia Supreme Court settled the dispute.