Last night three members of the Transparency Committee met with the Election Commission. Today we are sending the following letter to the Democratic Executive Committee.
9 Mar 2011
Mildred Conley
Democratic Executive Committee
P. O. Box 2424
Tunica, MS 38676
Dear Ms. Conley:
This letter is being written to express concern about the residency of candidates for public office in Tunica County. I will use my Supervisor, Cedric Burnett, as an example.
During the summer of 2009, it was brought to the attention of this committee that Burnett was not living at the address he used to declare for office in 2007.* Upon inspection, it was obvious that no one was living at this address as one could see from the road that this residence was packed with debris. Also, during the summer of 2009, one could observe a Jeep with the license plate stating “BAMBAM” was parked in the carport. Was this vehicle parked there to make us think the house was occupied?
Our Committee addressed this situation with Burnett without receiving a satisfactory answer.
In January 2010, some sort of remodeling and/or construction began at 1370 Beatline Road. We can only suppose this to be in preparation for the 2011 elections.
The problem is this: What happened in 2007 and before?
This community is depending on the Democratic Executive Committee to make sure each candidate for office actually lives where he or she states residency. The well being of Tunica County depends on it.
Sincerely,
Barbara R. Tuchel
Cc: Hand delivered: Sharon Reynolds, Tunica County Circuit Clerk
Hand delivered: Elijah Williams, President of the Tunica County Election Commission
*1370 Beatline Road
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