A hearing to determine whether new American citizen Maria Palacios is qualified to run for state office in Georgia is set for July in Fulton County Superior Court. Palacios signed up to run as a Democrat in Georgia House District 29 in Gainesville. She was running unopposed in the May primary until Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp’s office jumped in with a surprise announcement days before the primary: Palacios wasn’t qualified to run for office.