Upon the filing of the petition and bond as provided for in Section 23-15-927, the circuit clerk shall immediately, by registered letter or by telegraph or telephone, or personally, notify the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, or, in his absence, or disability, some other judge of the Supreme Court, who shall forthwith designate and notify a circuit judge or a retired judge on senior status of a district other than that which embraces the county or any of the counties, involved in the contest or complaint, to proceed to the county in which the contest or complaint has been filed to hear and determine the contest or complaint, and it shall be the official duty of the trial judge to proceed to the discharge of the designated duty at the earliest possible date to be fixed by the judge and of which the contestant and contestee shall have reasonable notice, to be served in such reasonable manner as the judge may direct, in response to which notice the contestee shall promptly file his answer, and also his cross-complaint if he has one to prefer.
Derived from 1972 Code § 23-3-47 [Codes, 1942, § 3183; Laws, 1935 ch. 19; repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 333]; Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 284; Laws, 2012, ch. 476, § 2, eff. 9/17/2012 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965). .
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
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cases, 1987–2005 · leading case:
Hatcher v. Fleeman, 617 So. 2d 634 (Miss. 1993).
Hatcher v. Fleeman, 617 So. 2d 634 (Miss. 1993).
· cites it 3× “Miss. Code Ann. § 23-15-929 (Supp. 1990) contemplates a hearing conducted in the county where the contest or complaint has been filed.”
Waters v. Gnemi, 907 So. 2d 307 (Miss. 2005).
“Because of this active involvement by the Holmes County Election Commissioners in the August 5, 2003, first Democratic primary, Judge Smith was unable to convene the special tribunal as required under the provisions of Miss.Code Ann. § 23-15-931. Pursuant to this statute, upon…”
Upton v. McKenzie, 761 So. 2d 167 (Miss. 2000).
“On August 26, 1999, this Court appointed the Honorable Hollis McGehee, Chancellor for the Fourth Chancery Court District, to preside over the election contest pursuant to Miss.Code Ann. § 23-15-929 (1990). Subsequent to a hearing, the circuit court found that McKenzie should be…”
Harpole v. KCDEC, 908 So. 2d 129 (Miss. 2005).
“On October 17, 2003, pursuant to Miss.Code Ann. § 23-15-929 (Rev.2001), Judge Albert B.”
Campbell v. Whittington, 733 So. 2d 820 (Miss. 1999).
“Pursuant to Miss.Code Ann. § 23-15-929 (Rev.1990), this Court appointed Chancellor Denise Owens to sit as circuit judge in the matter.”
Callahan v. Leake Cty. Democratic Exec. Comm., 773 So. 2d 938 (Miss. 2000).
“NOTES [1] Pursuant to the provisions of Miss.Code Ann. §§ 23-15-929 and 23-15-131 a Special Tribunal consisting of an appointed circuit judge, Honorable John T.”
Wade v. Williams, 517 So. 2d 573 (Miss. 1987).
“On September 21 Wade filed a petition of protest with this Court within requirements of Miss. Code Ann. § 23-15-927 (Supp. 1987).”
Breland v. Mallett, 527 So. 2d 629 (Miss. 1988).
“Miss. Code Ann. § 23-15-929 (Supp.1987). The tribunal heard and considered the contest on November 2, 1987, disqualified Breland, and declared Mallett the Democratic Party nominee.”
Debra Waters v. James Gnemi (Miss. 2003).
“Pursuant to this statute, upon appointment of a chancellor or circuit judge by the Chief Justice pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. § 23-15-929 , the specially appointed judge or chancellor is to convene the special tribunal consisting of the judge and the five county election…”
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