Opinion ID: 1117343
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Heading: Whether Parker Engaged in an Unlawful Inspection of the Ballot Boxes Prior to Filing His Petition to Contest

Text: ¶ 16. Moore alleges that Parker failed to meet the notice requirement of Mississippi Code Annotated Section 23-15-911 (Rev.2001) which requires three days' notice to each candidate before a contestant can examine the ballot boxes after the primary. [1] Parker replies that he complied by provision of his handwritten petition on May 4, 2005, to the city clerk, who in turn notified each of the candidates of Parker's right to examine the boxes. The notice was signed by each of the four candidates on May 4, 2005, five days before Parker inspected the ballot boxes on May 9, 2005. Thus, this argument is without merit.