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Circuit clerk reports 160 intra-county moves; county attorney flags qualifying-deadline change and possible special election
Summary
Teresa (circuit clerk representative) told commissioners 160 people moved within Madison County between March and the meeting date; County Attorney Spence Blackguard advised commissioners of a qualifying-deadline law change and warned a vacancy will prompt a special election likely to coincide with Nov. 4.
Teresa Speaks, representing the circuit clerk's office, told the Madison County election commissioners that 160 people had moved within the county between March and the day of the meeting.
County Attorney Spence Blackguard briefed commissioners on a change in the qualifying deadline and asked commissioners to ensure the updated notice is posted in their districts. He also said a vacancy will occur on July 1 when an official leaves office, and that the governor will set a special-election date; "most people think it will coincide with our ... regular special election day of, I guess, November 4," he said. Blackguard also noted that an election contest had been appealed to the Mississippi Supreme Court and that the case could take about a year for briefs and a decision.
Blackguard offered to provide leases for polling locations to Commissioner Denton and praised commissioners for their work on a recent election contest. The attorney's remarks were presented as informational; no formal action was taken on the items he reported.
Teresa’s report and the county attorney’s update were acknowledged with no further action during the meeting.
