Andrew McMillin, son of the Sheriff Malcolm McMillin, confirmed that the sheriff filed an inspection notice with election officials yesterday. He said any further comments would come from the sheriff.
Tyrone Lewis won the sheriff's race with 18,788 votes, or 50.79 percent and McMillin received 16,702 votes, or 45.15 percent.
"I wanted to let you know that we have served notice to all those required by law to examine any and all materials related to the August 2nd Democratic Primary in Hinds County," the sheriff wrote on his Facebook page yesterday. "This is not a challenge; it is simply an examination of what has happened so we can be absolutely clear on how these numbers were reached."
After filing a notice to inspect ballots, candidates must wait three days to begin the process. If a candidate finds discrepancies in votes or any other problems, he or she can file a challenge within 21 days of the election.
Gay Polk, candidate for state representative of district 73, said this morning that she plans on filing a notice to inspect ballots by the end of this week. Polk narrowly lost the race with 1,754 votes, or 49 percent. Her opponent, Brad Oberhousen, won with 1,867 votes, or 51 percent.
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