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In 2014, Morrell clashed with Stacy Head, the city council president, over the budget for the criminal court, which is mandated under the Louisiana Constitution but financed by the municipality. Head halted Morrell from presenting his 2015 budget figures because he did not have the information in a required standardized format, whereas other department heads followed the protocol. Morrell was also at times in disagreement with then New Orleans Mayor [[Mitch Landrieu]] over how much authority the city maintains over Morrell's budget. The Louisiana Court of Appeal for the Fourth Circuit declared that though the city has authority over the court budget, it must be "fully funded" under state law.<ref>"Arthur Morrell dismissed from New Orleans city budget hearing," ''The New Orleans Times-Picayune,'' October 30, 2004.</ref>

In 2014, Morrell clashed with Stacy Head, the city council president, over the budget for the criminal court, which is mandated under the Louisiana Constitution but financed by the municipality. Head halted Morrell from presenting his 2015 budget figures because he did not have the information in a required standardized format, whereas other department heads followed the protocol. Morrell was also at times in disagreement with then New Orleans Mayor [[Mitch Landrieu]] over how much authority the city maintains over Morrell's budget. The Louisiana Court of Appeal for the Fourth Circuit declared that though the city has authority over the court budget, it must be "fully funded" under state law.<ref>"Arthur Morrell dismissed from New Orleans city budget hearing," ''The New Orleans Times-Picayune,'' October 30, 2004.</ref>

In 2023, Morrell finished in fifth place with 113,700 votes (11 percent) in the open Louisiana secretary of state's race. The post will be decided in a November runoff election by Republican Nancy Landry and the African-American Democrat, Gwen Collins-Greenup, who polled 197,521 and 196,537 votes (both 19 percent), respectively.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 24, 2023.</ref>

In 2023, Morrell finished in fifth place with 113,700 votes (11 percent) in the open Louisiana secretary of state's race. After a fragmented primary, the post was won in the November 18 general election by Republican [[Nancy Landry]], who handily defeated the African-American Democrat attorney from Baton Rouge, Gwen Collins-Greenup. In the primary though Landry and Greenup ran neck-and-neck, 197,521 and 196,537 votes (both 19 percent), respectively.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 24, 2023.</ref>

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