Mayor Frank Melton told the Jackson Free Press Tuesday that the Jackson Municipal Executive Democratic Committee can "go to hell" for disqualifying him to re-run as a Democrat in the May primaries. "As far as I’m concerned, that Democratic Committee can go to hell, and you can quote me on that," he said in a phone interview soon after the committee voted unanimously to reject him from the ballot.
According to WAPT, the committee disqualified Melton because he does not meet the residency requirement for mayor. Four years ago, the committee also challenged his residency, and he claimed falsely before the committee that he had filed homestead exemption in Jackson, not in Texas where his wife lives. That was untrue, as the Jackson Free Press reported then.
Today, Melton called the move "pure play politics," adding, "I’m disqualified as a candidate in the Democratic Party. Think I really care, Donna? They've never done anything to help me, not one dime."
After urging this reporter once again to "call me Frank," Melton indicated that he is angry about the move: "Donna, you know where I live. ... You’ve been over here. You know where I live. You know I’m in Jackson practically every day, Donna. It is what it is."
"My homestead is here, you’ve been here, there’s been 1,000 kids here. It's just wrong."
Melton has enlisted the help of Jackson attorney John Reeves to get his qualifications reinstated. Reeves, who is also representing the mayor in his federal civil rights trial, told the Jackson Free Press Wednesday morning that he plans to sue the Democratic Party in Hinds County Circuit Court. Reeves previously told the Clarion-Ledger that he was planning to meet with Executive Committee members later this week.
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