MEEKS v. TALLAHATCHIE COUNTY

No. 58447.

513 So.2d 563 (1987)

Eddie MEEKS v. TALLAHATCHIE COUNTY, Mississippi Democratic Executive Committee, and Tallahatchie County, Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

As Modified on Denial of Rehearing September 16, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ellis Turnage, Morris & Turnage, Cleveland, for appellant.

William R. Sanders, Charleston, John W. Whitten, Jr., Breeland & Whitten, Sumner, Joe L. Tennyson, Charleston, for appellee.

En Banc.


ON PETITION FOR REHEARING

ROBERTSON, Justice, for the Court:

I.

Today's appeal requires that we construe a section of our recently enacted Elections Code, a provision placing severe restraints upon political activities of county commissioners of election. Specifically at issue is whether a commissioner may resign and seek another office during the term for which he was elected commissioner. We find that, by virtue of constitutionally valid legislative...

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