United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.387981947"Atlanta, 1947. Ellis Arnall signing statement as Ben W. Fortson, Secretary of State, and others look on. Man pictured on far right is Mr. Albert Riley who was a reporter for the Constitution. Picture taken sometime during the three Governor Dispute in 1947. "--from field notes2003/06/10: The "three governor" dispute of 1946 arose immediately after the death of governor-elect Eugene Talmadge (December 1946). Governor Ellis Arnall, Lieutenant Governor M.E. Thompson, and Talmadge's son Herman Talmadge all claimed rights to the governor's seat. The Georgia legislature voted to have Eugene Talmadge serve the term, which he did until the Georgia Supreme Court ruled the election unconstitutional. Thompson won the "dispute" and served as Governor until another election was held. In September 1948, Eugene Talmadge was elected Governor of Georgia.Note: Albert Riley was a reporter for the <I>Atlanta Journal Constitution</I>.image/jpeghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-CR/1.0/Georgia--Politics and government--1865-1950Georgia--Politics and government--AtlantaFortson, Ben Wynn, 1904-Talmadge, Herman E. (Herman Eugene), 1913-[Photograph of Ellis Arnall signing statement, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, 1947]StillImage