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ELECTION COM'N OF TOWN v. WALLACE

No. 2013-EC-01327-SCT.

143 So.3d 557 (2014)

ELECTION COMMISSION OF the TOWN OF EDWARDS, Mississippi v. Marcus L. WALLACE.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

July 31, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard Brown , Jackson, attorney for appellant.

Robert L. Gibbs , Jackson, attorney for appellee.

Before RANDOLPH, P.J., LAMAR and KITCHENS, JJ.

KITCHENS, Justice, for the Court:

¶ 1. Marcus L. Wallace sought to run as an independent candidate in the June 4, 2013, mayoral election in Edwards, Mississippi. The Edwards Municipal Election Commission ("the Commission") declined to place his name on the ballot, questioning the validity of certain signatures on Wallace's petition for candidacy. Following an emergency appeal to this Court and a granted writ of mandamus directing the Commission to conduct a hearing...

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