Steve Hale v. Mississippi Democratic Executive Committee

KITCHENS, Justice,

for the Court:

¶1. In October 2013, William “Bill” Stone moved from Ashland in Benton County to Holly Springs in Marshall County. He now seeks the Democratic Party nomination for the newly-created Senate District 10, a district which encompasses parts of Marshall County, including Stone’s home in Holly Springs, and parts of Tate County. On March 2, 2015, Steve Hale,1 a resident of Tate County who also is seeking the Democratic nomination for District 10, filed an objection to Stone’s candidacy with the State of Mississippi Democratic Executive Committee, arguing that Stone is…