Hosemann discusses panel’s ruling

Hosemann discusses panel’s ruling

Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann said there was only one winner after a federal, three-judge panel cleared the way Monday for state-wide legislative races to be held under current voting districts.

“If you want to pick a winner – to me, it was the state Constitution,” Hosemann said Tuesday during a meeting with the Hattiesburg American editorial board.

Earlier this year, the Legislature failed to reach an agreement on new voting districts following the release of 2010 U.S. Census figures.

Hattiesburg American
5/17/11