Two has already qualified
The county's 42-member Democratic party executive committee plans to keep qualifying open until June 13, committee chairman Thomas Fuller said. On June 26, the panel will select a candidate to appear on the general election ballot in November.
Willie Dixon forced out of office last month after he pleaded guilty to corruption charges. The Saint Stephens residents who had qualified as of Wednesday evening for the Democratic slot on November's ballot were Larry Harkless, the chief of police in Millry, and Daphine Abston, a machine operator in Jackson. The committee needs a quorum of 12 members to vote for Dixon's replacement in the general election, Fuller said. The district borders the eastern edge of Washington County, running along the Tombigbee River.
My take on this is that a panel should not decided and vote to replace the county commissioner, the candidates should be put on the ballot and the people of Washington County should vote to choose whom represents them on the County Commission.
