The race for Hinds County Supervisor Robert Graham's seat began yesterday and the incumbent wasted no time in trying to get his opponent thrown off the ballot.
Eva Crisler surprisingly qualified to run against the District 1 supervisor on January 23. Mrs. Crisler is the wife of Former Interim Hinds County Sheriff Marshand Crisler. Mr. Crisler qualified to run against Sheriff Tyree Jones as well.
Mr. Graham challenged Crisler's residency in a letter sent to the Hinds County Democratic Party Executive Committee today.
Mr. Graham says Mrs. Crisler did not register to vote in Hinds County until January 20, 2023. She stated her address was on Farnsworth Drive in Jackson. She said she voted at that address on June 8, 2021. However, her voter profile states she voted in the town of Goodman general election on June 8, 2021 and that she lived in Goodman on January 20, 2023.
The incumbent supervisor claims his opponent has only "been registered to vote in Hinds County for a matter of one week." Section 23-15-300 (1) of the Mississippi Code states candidates for county office must reside in the county for two years prior to qualifying to run for office.
20 comments:
A Crisler wouldn't lie, right?
Sounds like perjury to me, which definately qualifies her for a position of trust at a government agency.
Hinds is such a clown show.
Why does this matter? Mr. Graham's compadre, Mr. Archie, does not live in his district, and the corrupt Judge from Copiah County let Archie run in District 2 ignoring the fact that his 'claimed residence' in District 2 has not had utilitis (water, sewer, gas, electricity - whatever - or a roof over the premises) for years.
Graham supported Archie's living in NE Jackson which was a part of his district four years ago; why should he now argue against Crisler because she clearly (just like Archie) does not live in the district where she filed to run.
This is Democratic politics in Hinds County.
Illegal?? Yes.
Ignored, when they want to?? Absolutely
Now, these same rules that Graham has chosen to ignore for years, as he ignored them in redistricting ten years ago (but bitches about the same rules being used today, moving his favored areas out nof his district) are being used against him just as he used them against the white voters in NE Jackson.
Graham ignored all rules of law in 2012 - along with his buddy Derrick Johnson, now president of the National NAACP - to ensure his reelection. But, he partnered up with another snake, Credel Calhoun, thinking he would have control.
Credell outfoxed the fox. And now, Graham and his cohart, are on the outside against Credell and the other smurfs.
Who wins? The citizens of Hinds COunty.
Question: Wolld you rather be controlled by Lt. Graham along with David Archie and xxxxx, or by Credell Calhoun, Vern, and a Crisler?
We all lose - either way.
No need for any more Crislers - thank you Credell.
And no need for any more Archie -n thank you David, and your recent partner in crime, Davud Archie.
Hate to say tbis - but maybe - God this is hard to say - Deborah Dixon would be the brightess bulb that could move to the Hinds County Board of Supervisors.
Who would have thought it!
This is not so clear cut as Lt Graham states.
I have no idea where Ms. Crisler lived for the last seveal weeks/months.
And, I also recognize that the Hinds County Democratic Party Executive COmmittee has ever recognized, or followed, the state law regarding residency.
David Archie - Lt Graham's cohart on the current Hinds County Board of Supervisors, proves.
Archie clearly did not - and does not - live in District 2.
Do they give a damn? Absolutely not Didn't four years ago; won't today.
Many other examples - doesn't matter. The HCDEC doesn't either care, or bother to follow, state law regarding residence. Just as many other Democratic organizations choose to ignore this Isound familiar, former Democratic State Party Chairman??).
BUt - WHEN she registeree to vote is not determinative. The actual date that matters is WHEN she actually moved.
I don't beleve for a minute that she move timely. But it doesn't matter when she registered to vote in Hinds. The proof is nothing that KF has posted here, quoting her opponents.
Question to all the social media experts here: Every time your moved from one location to another, when you did this can I asssumethat the following day you went to the county election commission and changed y9ur registrati9on, and the same day you changed your drivers license, and also - while at it - changed your homestead exemption?
The ansewr is obviously - no.
Not taking up for Chrisler at all - don't believe she actually moved here timely. But the proof is not anything that has been said here. Prove when, or don't prove when - she actually moved to Hinds. Where did she last vote? When did she hook up utilities? I could go on. But nobody on this great social media site that knows nothing - nothing - about what determines residency - has already told us whethere she does live here or not.
And, according to what I read heere, from both sides - yes she does, but no she doesn/t
Congratulations KF. Your got your ad reveneue, others got to spout off about shit they don't have a clue about - and nothing changes with the Crislers. But a bunch of folks who have no idea of what they are talking about will skeep good tonight becuae they typed a few worthless words into theor Mac 7s.
Going to take more than when she regisered to vote.
Good start. But sorry Robert - gotta show when she actually moved.
When she voted in Goodman is a good start, but it was long enough ago that she could have moved into Hinds following that vote and still met the residency requirements here.
Hell, if your second vote gets away with living in your distrct while claiming a falling in house a few miles away - and a corrupt judge lets him get away with it - how do you think you can get away with this challenge?? Unless, of course, you get an incompetent lawyer (as your partner in crime did) to make your argument? That being the case - you are sure to lose!
11:50: Damn, man. Put the bottle down and get some sleep. Maybe the sun will shine brighter in the morning.
Thank God this subject came along and will, for at least three or four days, upstage the continual, tiring onslaught of posts about the mayor and his circular firing squad.
Meanwhile, all the yack about 'when she move' is useless yack. How is residency determined? Start with evidence of utility hookups. Water bills won't count since she never received one. How about affidavits from neighbors, record of utility cutoff or name change on utilities at former residence in Goodman. Of course, as pointed out multiple times, above, none of it matters.
This almost calls for a chorus of yawns and groans.
Next.
A quote from Mrs. Crisler in the WLBT story:
"...I returned to Jackson and married my husband... on July 2, 2021. That is the date I officially established my residency in Jackson.”
By her own admission, she doesn't fulfill the qualifications of Section 23-15-300 (1) of the Mississippi Code.
Based on prior shenanigans in Hinds County supervisor elections, that probably won't make a difference.
If you can't trust a Crisler, who can you trust?
This peaked my interest like Tom Brady retiring, again.
Don't know how this will turn out, but he is addressing it better than Archie's opponents did four years ago. It has to be handled by the party and its best to challenge prior to the ballot being certified.
Of course the Hinds County Democratic Committee will decide on which one they like better, Crisler or Graham. It will have nothing to do with rules or law.
Have to wonder if her strutting around in heels for the camera impacts her ability to recover for "physical pain and suffering" and "future medical expenses," being sought in her recent slip and fall lawsuit against Kroger
@8:29. Based on what you say, and assuming what you quote her as saying - she would clearly qualify, based on the code section you quote: 23-15-300.
She would have to have lived in the district for two years prior to the date of the election - that would require that she be a resident of District 1 prior to November 6, 2023.
My calendar shows that her July 2021 is more than two years prior to November 2023.
9:16 - McQuirter did raise the issue with the Democratic Party four years ago. When they did not act on the issue, he took an option that Mississippi election law allows, and filed a petition with the court. A well prepared petition at that - with multiple documents showing that Archie's claimed residence did not have any utilities connected for over four years prior to the election, the roof was falling in, and the weeds in the yard were higher than the eve of the house.
But, he happened to have drawn the idiot straw from the judicial pile, who refused to follow the law about residency.
And, I would bet that if Graham has facts (more than when she first registered to vote in Hinds) that he will carry this to court as well.
If I had the facts, I would too. And if I were McQuirter I would go to court again this year - after the Democratic Committee certifies Archie again - and hope that the appointed judge this year is not the one from south MS that evidently still has deep (and wide opening) pockets.
Mcquiter is running as an independent and blacks will not vote for him.
Next that case already been to Mississippi Supreme Court and Archie beat Mcquiter and Sam B.
According to Eva's voting record she didn't vote for marshand in the last Sheriff election. The law say you must be resident of the county 2 years before seeking office. Eva should took off ballot.
"She would have to have lived in the district for two years prior to the date of the election - that would require that she be a resident of District 1 prior to November 6, 2023. My calendar shows that her July 2021 is more than two years prior to November 2023."
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I think the rule is that you have to live in the district for two years prior to qualifying, meaning clearly that two years residence is required in order to qualify. That makes her ineligible, unless I misunderstand the regulation.
But, regardless, her making a statement is not proof of anything nor is a date of marriage.
As you know, however, there are no rules in the cush.
If McQuirter is running as independent, I think it’s brilliant. Clinton will turn out in droves in November and support him.
Recent redistricting neutered Clinton's ability to influence Hinds Sup elections.
The die was cast in 2019 thanks to Bill Waller.
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