FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TUESDAY, DEC. 18, 2007
Dowdy statement on attorney general’s opinion about U.S. Senate special election
JACKSON (Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2007) – Wayne Dowdy, chairman of the Mississippi Democratic Party, issued the following statement in response to the formal opinion from the Mississippi Attorney General’s Office regarding the upcoming U.S. Senate special election.
“The official state attorney general’s opinion affirms what the Mississippi Democratic Party has said since Sen. Lott announced his plans to resign: State law requires an election within 100 days if the senator resigns from office before the end of the year.
“Doing so will guarantee that Mississippians are represented in Washington as soon as possible by someone who is duly elected by the people. Scheduling an election for November 2008 would deny the people immediate representation by someone of their choice.
“We simply expect the governor to uphold the law and call an election within 100 days if Sen. Lott resigns before the end of the year.”
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