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Elections  |  Russ Latino  • 
March 5, 2023

Axed Democratic Challenger to Presley Threatens Party with Lawsuit

Bob Hickingbottom, an African American candidate disqualified from running for office by the MS Democratic Party is seeking a reversal of the decision and threatening a Civil Rights lawsuit.
Elections  |  Frank Corder  • 
February 27, 2023

State Rep. Yates petitions Hinds Circuit Court to disqualify Democrat challengers

The freshman House District 64 lawmaker, now an Independent, is challenging the residency of both Democrats certified by their state party. State Representative Shanda Yates has filed residency challenges in Hinds County Circuit Court against two Mississippi Democratic Party candidates seeking to run for House District 64. Yates, a first-term legislator, switched to be an…