SH – Hood cries foul on election date

Hood cries foul on election date

Attorney General Jim Hood told the Mississippi Supreme Court in documents Tuesday that Gov. Haley Barbour misinterpreted state law and erred in setting a Nov. 4 special election date to fill the unexpired term of former U.S. Sen. Trent Lott.

At issue before the Supreme Court is the timing of the election.

Barbour’s attorneys filed a brief Friday in the lawsuit. Barbour asked for a hearing before the court; Hood did not.

The Supreme Court has not ruled on Barbour’s request. It could settle the dispute without hearing oral arguments.

Sun Herald
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