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September 12, 2008

DJ: Judge orders Barbour to redo ballot

A circuit judge has ordered Mississippi’s governor to move a special election for U.S. Senate off the bottom of the November ballot. Attorneys for Gov. Haley Barbour said they will file a quick appeal to the Mississippi Supreme Court. Hinds County Circuit Judge Tomie Green said in a ruling Friday that “the principles of fairness…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
September 12, 2008

FOLO – Judge Green has granted declaratory relief in the ballot case

Judge Green has granted declaratory relief in the ballot case She rejects the governor’s argument that she was being asked to enjoin the election, and refers to their actions as creating a “ball of confusion.” She rejected the defendants’ motions to dismiss. The statute that decides the issues: Miss. Code Ann. §23-15-367 and 23-15-511. She…