State Supreme Court dismisses election challenge dealing with residency requirements djournal.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from djournal.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
âBootsâ Diaz heads to DâIberville general election for Ward 3 seat D Iberville offered a free expo for businesses to network and get advice on how to grow. (Photo Source: WLOX) By WLOX Staff | April 6, 2021 at 10:54 PM CDT - Updated April 6 at 10:54 PM
DâIBERVILLE, Miss. (WLOX) - After an election season of suits and appeals, incumbent Craig âBootsâ Diaz is one step closer to retaining the Ward 3 seat in DâIberville.
Diazâs opponent in the primary election Zack Grady was originally disqualified from running due to his residency. Grady filed a lawsuit in circuit court after he was disqualified and the judge ruled in his favor, ordering the DâIberville Municipal Republican Executive Committee and the DâIberville City Clerk to immediately place Gradyâs name on the ballot.
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⢠Uncertainty over a new residency requirement for municipal elections has now yielded litigation that could have statewide consequences.
A recent opinion from the Mississippi Attorney Generalâs Office interpreted a 2019 law to mean that candidates for municipal offices must have been a resident of the ward and the municipality theyâre wishing to represent for two years, which clashed with previous interpretation of the law.
The opinion was issued days before the qualifying deadline and has caused some candidates to drop out of races, while election commissioners and party committees have struggled with questions about whether to certify certain other candidates.