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Melton Disqualified From Democratic Primary
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| Contributor | RBH |
| Last Edited | RBH Mar 18, 2009 02:04am |
| Category | News |
| News Date | Mar 17, 2009 02:00am |
| Description | The Jackson Democratic Committee disqualified Jackson Mayor Frank Melton from the May 5 Democratic primary.
WAPT was the only station present for the announcement late Tuesday afternoon when the party said the mayor isn't a city resident since he doesn't claim Homestead exemption in Mississippi.
WAPT reported Monday that the Jackson mayor owes more than $13,000 in Hinds County taxes for 2008 for his Jackson home, including a 1 percent penalty for not paying by Feb. 1. If the mayor doesn't pay his tax bill, the house goes on the auction block again on Aug. 3. The mayor's property in Flint, Texas, is already up for tax sale (Full Story).
Melton called the announcement a political stunt to knock him out of the race, 16 WAPT's Joseph Pleasant reported.
The mayor's lawyer, John Reeves, said the Democratic Executive Committee has agreed to meet with him to discuss the mayor's disqualification. Reeves said, hopefully, they can settle the issue without going to court.
"He files Homestead exemption in Texas, which disqualifies him for the candidate for the city as mayor," said Claude McInnis, chairman of the Jackson Municipal Democratic Executive Committee. |
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