Gov. Haley Barbour just issued this almost audible slap upside AG Jim Hood’s head over the ballot placement flap. Is it just me, or do these guys really not seem to like each other very much?
STATEMENT OF GOVERNOR HALEY BARBOUR
ON PREPARATION OF 2008 ELECTION BALLOT
Friday, September 12, 2008
Today’s ruling by the Hinds County Circuit Court is being appealed
today. The official ballot recommended by the Secretary of State, which
I approved, is proper and supported by state law. It was prepared using
the same format that’s been employed for decades. Democratic Secretary
of State Eric Clark arranged the ballot in this manner and Republican
Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann arranged the ballot in the same way;
I approved both of them.
Attorney General Jim Hood issued his opinion advising county election
commissioners to ignore the law after the suit challenging the official
ballot was filed. Mississippi law, Section 7-5-25, clearly states: “No
(Attorney General’s) opinion shall be given or considered if the
opinion is given after suit is filed.” The Attorney General’s
opinion is not just wrong – it’s illegal.
It is disturbing but not surprising that Mississippi’s chief legal
officer continues to show such a brazen, partisan disregard for the law.
Sid Salter Blog
9/12/8
Magnolia Tribune
