KEYES v. GUNN

No. 17-60097.

BILLIE FAYE KEYES; JOSHUA ALLEN; COURTNEY RENA FORTUNE; KARLI FORD MATTHEWS; SHELTON S. MATTHEWS, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. PHILIP GUNN; MARK BAKER; RICHARD BENNETT; CHARLES JIM BECKETT; BILL DENNY; THE MISSISSIPPI HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Revised May 16, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John G. Corlew , for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Michael Brunson Wallace , for Defendant-Appellant.

Charles Edward Cowan , for Defendant-Appellant.

Before: STEWART, Chief Judge, and JOLLY and OWEN, Circuit Judges.


This appeal arises from an election contest in Smith County, Mississippi, which challenges the vote for a state legislative seat for District 79 in the Mississippi House of Representatives. The election resulted in a tie vote: 4,589 votes for each of the two candidates. Under established state procedures, the tie vote...

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