Mississippi Supreme Court rules Republican candidate ineligible to run
The state Supreme Court’s decision upholds a lower circuit court’s order that found Mandy Gunasekara failed to meet a five-year citizenship requirement. (Courtesy Mandy Gunasekara)
Mandy Gunasekara’s run for Public Service Commissioner in Mississippi’s Northern District suffered a blow Thursday when the state Supreme Court ruled she had not met the five-year residency requirement.
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DeSoto County Mandy Gunasekara Matthew Barton Mississippi Public Service CommissionBeth Sullivan
Beth Sullivan covers North Mississippi for The Daily Memphian. Previously, she worked at The Austin Chronicle as an assistant editor and columnist.
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