A judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit challenging Antwon Womack’s win in a Birmingham Board of Education race.

Jefferson County Circuit Judge Chuck Price ruled that the challenge to the election was filed too late to be considered.

“Plaintiff filed said contest three months after qualifying closed; there can be no argument made that time lapse is ‘reasonable,’” Price wrote in his order. The judge also pointed out that at the time of the general election, on Aug. 26, the final two candidates were set, yet Bass did not file suit until after the runoff was held.

Womack won the race in the District 8 school board runoff by just 25 votes, besting Pam Bass 50.84% to 49.16%.

Bass challenged Womack’s victory on the premise that he did not live in the board district. She alleged that Womack’s address when he filed to run for election was not in the district, then he was evicted a few days before the election. His lawyer said that residence was in the district, and when Womack moved, he remained in the district.

Price in his ruling said that Bass, who represented herself in the lawsuit, provided no evidence pertaining to whether Womack’s address was inside or outside of district lines. After a hearing last week, on Monday he dismissed the case with prejudice, meaning it cannot be refiled.