OXFORD
⢠A recent opinion by the stateâs top legal agency over new residency requirements has now cut short a third candidacy for the Oxford Board of Aldermen.
D. Ryan Grover, a Democratic candidate for the boardâs 3rd Ward, has officially withdrawn from the Democratic primary, according to Oxford Municipal Clerk Ashley Atkinson.
Atkinson did not state a reason for Groverâs withdrawal, but his eligibility was in question because he could not outright prove he had lived in Ward 3 for at least two years, according to records Atkinson presented at a Monday election commission meeting.
The political confusion stems from a recent opinion from Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitchâs Office stating that candidates for ward positions must be residents of the ward they hope to represent for at least two years immediately preceding the date of the election.