Ineligible Mississippi county candidate continues campaign

Published 12:27 pm Tuesday, July 30, 2019

(AP) — A Mississippi man who was disqualified from running for a seat on the county board of supervisors is still campaigning and requesting funding.

The Hattiesburg American reports 30-year-old Derrian Moye is ineligible to run for the Forrest County Board of Supervisors because he pleaded guilty to a felony forgery charge in 2008. However, Moye is still asking for contributions to his campaign, preferably sent via Cash App.

Moye is a self-proclaimed youth leader and has implemented several community programs. Moye hasn’t acknowledged his ineligibility. He also hasn’t filed a campaign finance report with the Secretary of State’s office so it is unclear how much money has been raised.

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It’s not clear if Moye’s actions are illegal. The newspaper’s attempt to reach Moye as of Monday were unsuccessful.