Alabama Supreme Court justice seeks to have opponent removed from ballot

May 13, 2010

Alabama: Supreme Court Justice Tom Parker has filed a lawsuit to disqualify opponent Eric Johnston from the 2010 race. Parker alleges that Johnston was late filing a financial statement with the Alabama Ethics Commission and a campaign committee statement with the state's Secretary of State. Johnston acknowledges that the documents were late, but says that his intention was to get them in on time. A hearing was held on Thursday, May 13, at the Montgomery County Circuit Court in which Johnston's attorneys argued that the forms were, in fact, filed on time and that the lawsuit should be thrown out. Judge William A. Shashy will make the final ruling.

Update

On Monday, May 17, Judge Shashy ruled on the case and rejected Parker's claim that Johnston should be removed from the ballot. Johnston attributed the lateness to the fault of the delivery service, and in any case, Shashy delivered the ruling saying that lateness alone does is not enough to warrant disqualification.

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