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.
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