Does Ware’s challenge really stand a chance?
Mayor Johnny DuPree has called his re-election by the slimmest of margins a “fair and honest election.”
By contrast, the lawyers for candidate Dave Ware say the legal votes actually add up in Ware’s favor.
So what are the odds that we’ll see June 4’s mayoral election overturned now that Ware has officially submitted his legal challenge?
Not good, according to longtime Hattiesburg attorney Billy Newman.
Hattiesburg American
6/29
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