Secretary of State questions legitimacy of Cantonâs Democratic executive committee Canton, Mississippi (Source: WLBT) By Anthony Warren | April 21, 2021 at 12:37 PM CDT - Updated April 21 at 5:34 PM
CANTON, Miss. (WLBT) - The whole question of who serves on Cantonâs Democratic Executive Committee is again at the forefront.
This time, that question is being raised by Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson.
In an April 16 letter to committee member Natwassie Truly, Watson said the individuals who signed off on the recapitulation report from the cityâs Democratic primaries were not duly elected members of that committee.
Watson goes on to say that his office could not accept the report showing the results of the Democratic primary until a majority of commission members sign off on them.
What is going on in Canton?
What is going on in Canton?
By L. Socrates Garrett,
Garrett
Canton, Mississippi has been in the news recently regarding the April 6 primary elections for mayor, board of aldermen and members of the Democratic Municipal Election Commission. Ballots for Cantonians to cast votes for the candidates of their choice have just been made available this week. State law requires that absentee ballots be available 45 days before an election.
Not so in Canton, Mississippi because of various maneuvers by the present Board of Aldermen which consist of Rodriquez Brown, Les Penn, Fred Esco, Daphne Sims, Timothy Taylor, Eric Gilkey and Lafayette Wales. This reporter examined court documents and the court documents indicate how Canton got to where we are today.