Mississippi GOP hides hot race illegally at ballot-bottom


	Mississippi GOP hides hot race illegally at ballot-bottom

masbury

9-9-2008 11:55 PM

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Restraining order now issued preventing ballot distribution; violation of MS election law

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/923949f6-859b-4041-baca-ec194fbf513f/D59D9C3A-D09E-4234-8CAA-324E127140D3/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/9/9/122831/7737" href="http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/9/9/122831/7737" style="font-size: 11px;">www.dailykos.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/9/9/122831/7737">with <A href="http://www.pollster.com/polls/ms/08-ms-sen-ge-wvm.php">tight polls</A> in the race to fill out the remaining four years of Trent Lott's term, the Mississippi GOP has succeeded (for now) with its innovative plan to help Interim Senator Wicker remain in office: <A href="http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080909/NEWS/80909009">hiding the race at the bottom of the November ballot</A>.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/9/9/122831/7737">Pike County Elections Commissioner Trudy Berger today has already obtained a temporary restraining order from the Hinds County Circuit Court, barring Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann and Governor Haley Barbour from sending the disputed ballots to County Election Boards.  </blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/9/9/122831/7737">How clear is the law?</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/9/9/122831/7737"><STRONG>SEC. 23-15-367.</STRONG> Arrangement of names of candidates, order of titles of offices, and printing of official ballot generally</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/9/9/122831/7737"><P>... (2) The titles for the various offices <STRONG>shall be listed in the following order:</STRONG></p> <P><STRONG>(a) Candidates for national office; </STRONG>
<BR />(b) Candidates for statewide office;
<BR />(c) Candidates for state district office;
<BR />(d) Candidates for legislative office;
<BR />(e) Candidates for countywide office;
<BR />(f) Candidates for county district office.
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