The start day for the trail in Mississippi state Sen. Chris McDaniel’s (R) challenge to the results of the runoff of the Republican primary for U.S. Senate has been pushed back a day.
Judge Hollis McGehee, the judge presiding over the case, has decided to set the start date for Sept. 16. It had previously been set for Sept. 15, according to the Clarion-Ledger.
McGehee also moved the end date back from Oct. 3 to Oct. 6.
The trial is central to McDaniel’s efforts to fight the runoff results. Since the runoff, which Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) won, McDaniel has said he is actually the rightful Republican nominee for Senate and has said he should be awarded the nomination.