Local Election Results
By
Associated Press
Published: Thu, December 20, 2007 - 11:11 pm
4th election to fill the seat formerly held by U.S. Senator Trent
Lott.
That's a move that could prompt a legal fight.
Lott officially resigned Tuesday night with five years left in
his six-year term.
He served 16 years in the U.S. House before moving to the Senate
in 1988.
The timing of the special election is in dispute.
State Attorney General Jim Hood issued a nonbinding opinion this
week that the election must be held within 100 days of Republican's
departure.
Mississippi law states that after receiving official notice of a
Senate vacancy, the governor has 10 days to announce an election to
fill the seat.
That election must be held within 90 days of the announcement,
unless the vacancy occurs during a year when --quoting-- "there
shall be held a general state or congressional election."
(Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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