THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Thursday, August 24, 1995 TAG: 9508240527
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B4 EDITION: NORTH CAROLINA
TYPE: Local Briefs
DATELINE: MANTEO LENGTH: Short : 29 lines
The legal battle over a seat on the Manteo Board of Commissioners will apparently go one more round.
On Wednesday, a judge rejected a claim by Commissioner Rocky Midgette that Dellerva Collins' challenge of 1993 election was not filed within the 90-day statutory limit.
The ruling, by Judge William C. Griffin of Martin County Superior Court, was the latest development in a 20-month-old election dispute over absentee ballots.
Last December, the state Court of Civil Appeals ruled that the state Board of Elections erred when it awarded 36 blank absentee ballots to Midgette in a four-candidate race for three seats on the Manteo Board of Commissioners.
Arguments will be heard on Sept. 18 on Collins' request that the court remove Midgette from the seat he holds on the six-member board.
Neither Collins, Midgette nor their attorneys could be reached for comment Wednesday. by CNB