ABERDEEN â As of last week, no firm date was set for Ward 1âs special election for the alderman seat. According to city clerk Melissa Moore, the city is awaiting further directions.
âWeâre just waiting to get the ruling from the judge and they said the governor normally sets the election,â she said, summing up discussion during last weekâs board of aldermen meeting. âWeâre just waiting to get the ruling that we need to know how to go about setting the next date and when it should be.â
Robert Devaull, who lost the race last summer to Nicholas Holliday, contested the results in Monroe County Circuit Court in January.
ABERDEEN â Following witness testimony and legal arguments last week in Monroe County Circuit Court, Special Judge Jeff Weill Sr. of Jackson explained the timeline for a ruling in the Ward 1 election contest filed on behalf of Robert Devaull. Nicholas Holliday was certified as winner of the race last summer and holds the Ward 1 alderman seat.
Devaullâs attorneys, Lydia Quarles and Jim Mozingo, and Hollidayâs attorney, Walter Zinn Jr., are to have their proposed findings within 21 days following the final witness testimony planned in the case. After studying both findings, Weill will send his final opinion for the Aberdeen Election Commission to review, and its members will have 10 days to send in writing if they agree or disagree with his opinion before a ruling is issued.