{"id":1777133,"date":"2023-05-11T16:46:31","date_gmt":"2023-05-11T21:46:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wcbi.com\/?p=1777133"},"modified":"2023-05-11T16:46:32","modified_gmt":"2023-05-11T21:46:32","slug":"mississippi-supreme-court-rejects-disqualified-candidate-appeal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wcbi.com\/mississippi-supreme-court-rejects-disqualified-candidate-appeal\/","title":{"rendered":"Mississippi Supreme Court rejects disqualified candidate appeal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MISSISSIPPI (WCBI) – The Mississippi Supreme Court rejected an appeal from a disqualified Northern District Public Service Commissioner candidate.<\/p>\n<p>The state’s high court issued that ruling.<\/p>\n<p>Amanda Gunasekara appealed after being kicked off the ballot in a Hinds County courtroom.<\/p>\n<p>Matthew Barton, a Desoto County attorney, asked the courts to remove her from the Republican primary.<\/p>\n<p>At issue was how long the former Trump administration appointee had lived in Mississippi. You must have lived in the state five years before the general election to be a candidate.<\/p>\n<p>The courts said Gunasekara voted on November 6, 2018, in the District of Columbia, as a resident there, and didn’t become a Mississippi resident until the spring of 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Based on that timeline she was disqualified.<\/p>\n<p><em>For 24\/7 news and updates, follow us on\u00a0<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/wcbitv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a><\/span> and\u00a0<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/wcbinews\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MISSISSIPPI (WCBI) – The Mississippi Supreme Court rejected an appeal from a disqualified Northern District Public Service Commissioner candidate. The state’s high court issued that ruling. Amanda Gunasekara appealed after being kicked off the ballot in a Hinds County courtroom. Matthew Barton, a Desoto County attorney, asked the courts to remove her from the Republican primary. 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