Judge to consider election lawsuit - MSNewsNow.com - Jackson, MS

Judge to consider election lawsuit

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A Hinds County circuit judge will consider a lawsuit by three circuit clerks and a Covington County election commissioner who want to block a write-in election this November for a judicial post in Covington, Jasper, Simpson and Smith counties.

The lawsuit originally was filed in Jasper County against the state Board of Election Commissioners. The Hattiesburg American reported on Friday that clerks said a write-in vote would be too complicated.

A specially appointed circuit judge, Henry Lackey, filed a court order Wednesday transferring the case to Hinds County, where the seat of state government is located.

Commissioners decided to have a write-in election because the only person who signed up to run in the 13th District was incumbent Judge Robert G. Evans. He died of cancer in July, after the candidates' May 7 qualifying deadline

Copyright 2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

 

  • Most Popular StoriesMost Read

  • Wednesday, May 22 2013 9:55 AM EDT2013-05-22 13:55:17 GMT
    The votes are in, and preliminary results show Chokwe Lumumba has come out on top in the Democratic Party Runoff Election against Jonathan Lee. With 100% of precincts reporting, Lumumba claims the election
    The votes are in and preliminary results show Chokwe Lumumba has come out on top in the Democratic Party Runoff Election against Jonathan Lee.

  • Tuesday, May 21 2013 6:21 PM EDT2013-05-21 22:21:59 GMT
    James Hutto interrupted his own capital murder trial Tuesday morning, angry that judge Bill Gowan decided against the admissibility of certain evidence. "None of that matters? F***. I don't give a f***
    James Hutto, accused of capital murder in the beating death of 81-year-old Ethel Winstead Simpson of Clinton, expressed anger over certain evidence in court Tuesday.

  • Tuesday, May 21 2013 10:34 AM EDT2013-05-21 14:34:41 GMT
    NOTE: Photos and videos will be added to this story later in the evening. The Walthall County Sheriffs Department along with The Humane Society of the United States are in the process of raiding a puppy
    Among the dogs, many are dead, and skeletal remains were mixed with living animals in small, dark, filthy enclosures.
    •