The Alabama Supreme Court on Friday rejected an appeal from a state lawmaker whose election last year is being contested by another candidate in the race over claims the lawmaker did not live in the district he was elected to represent.
, the Libertarian candidate in the race for House District 10 that includes parts of Huntsville and Madison. The appeal sought for the high court to order Judge Hall to dismiss the case.
Cole’s attorneys, Algert and Barbara Agricola, have argued in court filings that circuit court has no jurisdiction in a contested election and that, in this case, it should be heard by the state House of Representatives because Cole had already been sworn into office when Boyd filed the election contest.
Cole had also asked Judge Hall to put the lawsuit on hold pending the ruling by the Supreme Court, which Hall had also denied.
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