U.S. Supreme Court denies Mandy Gunasekara appeal
Mandy Gunasekara — a GOP candidate for the state’s Northern District Public Service Commissioner — failed to meet the citizenship requirements to remain on the Aug. 8 Republican primary ballot. (Courtesy Mandy Gunasekara)
This comes after Mississippi’s Supreme Court upheld a lower trial court’s decision that she failed to establish Mississippi citizenship by Nov. 7, 2018, the five-year cut-off date to run in this year’s Nov. 7 general election.
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Mandy Gunasekara Matthew Barton U.S. Supreme Court Mississippi Supreme CourtBeth 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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