“A Hattiesburg man whose absentee ballot was never counted in the mayor’s race is now suing city attorney Charles Lawrence for allegedly breaking attorney-client confidentiality.
Arthur Smith said Lawrence’s actions caused him embarrassment and humiliation and is asking for a trial by jury.
Arthur Smith is an African American who filled out his absentee ballot for mayoral challenger Dave Ware. However, a search of the ballots did not find an Arthur Smith vote, which became just one of may alleged absentee ballot irregularities brought into question by Ware.
During the July voter fraud trial and behind closed doors, it was revealed that the Hattiesburg Police Department on orders from Charles Lawrence did a background check on Smith through NCIC, a crime information center run by the FBI.”
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