Many voters felt comfortable, safe casting ballots in person Tuesday
Changes made in response to COVID-19 were apparent even before voters entered New Hope Community Center to vote in the District 37 House of Representatives special election.
Plexiglass, face shields, being considered for upcoming elections
Clay County Circuit Clerk Kim Brown Hood and Election Commissioner Chairman Lindy Ivy asked the Clay County Board of Supervisors Monday to look into acquiring plexiglass at voting precincts for the upcoming special election on Sept. 22 for the vacant Mississippi House of Representatives seat in District 37.
Lowndes elections to return to paper ballots
It appears Lowndes County elections will return to paper ballots but not in time for November.
Elections don’t always run according to calendar
Elections usually end when the calendar says they should, but sometimes they go into overtime.
In one Mississippi Senate race on the Gulf Coast, a Republican primary that started in August won’t be resolved until the Nov. 5 general election because a judge ordered a new round of voting in a few precincts.
Lowndes sheriff runoff set for Tuesday
Polls will be open from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesday for a Republican runoff that features the Lowndes County sheriff’s race.
Wright, Hawkins head to sheriff’s runoff
Chief Deputy Greg Wright and Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics Agent Eddie Hawkins are headed to a runoff in the Lowndes County sheriff’s Republican primary.
Gladney wins in tight Oktibbeha sheriff’s race
Incumbent Sheriff Steve Gladney has emerged the victor in a tight race between him and former deputy John Rice in the Oktibbeha County sheriff’s race.
Locally, absentee voting for August primary lower than expected
While voter turnout is typically high during years that county and state offices are up for grabs, absentee voting — one indicator of turnout — hasn’t quite matched expectations.
AP: Political money in state-level campaigns exceeds $2B
The story of money in politics doesn’t stop with spending on races for Congress.
Trump OKs sanctions for foreigners who meddle in elections
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday authorizing sanctions against foreigners who meddle in U.S. elections, acting amid criticism that he has not taken election security seriously enough.
High stakes as 2-month sprint to Election Day begins
Control of Congress and the future of Donald Trump’s presidency are on the line as the primary season closes this week, jump-starting a two-month sprint to Election Day that will test Democrats’ ability to harness opposition to Trump and determine whether the Republican president can get his supporters to the polls.
Inside a super PAC that spends on everything but winning
The two billionaire mega donors poured $1.25 million into a super PAC that was supposed to supercharge Chris McDaniel’s insurgent bid to be Mississippi’s next Republican senator.
Democrats look to longshot territory for midterm gains
As Aftab Pureval campaigns for Congress in southwest Ohio, he sometimes smilingly introduces himself as “a brown dude with a funny name.”
Facebook finds ‘sophisticated’ efforts to disrupt elections
Facebook elevated concerns about election interference Tuesday, announcing that it had uncovered “sophisticated” efforts, possibly linked to Russia, to manipulate U.S. politics and by extension the upcoming midterm elections.
12 Russians indicted for meddling in 2016 US election
Twelve Russian military intelligence officers hacked into the Clinton presidential campaign and the Democratic Party and released tens of thousands of private communications in a sweeping conspiracy by the Kremlin to meddle in the 2016 U.S. election, according to an indictment announced days before President Donald Trump’s summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Official: No signs Russia targeting this year’s midterms
The U.S. homeland security secretary said on Saturday there are no signs that Russia is targeting this year’s midterm elections with the same “scale or scope” it targeted the 2016 presidential election.
Trump’s clout within GOP on the line in Tuesday elections
President Donald Trump is not on the ballot, but he has invested time, energy and political capital in a slate of primary contests across America that will again test his clout within his own party.
Wicker faces winner of Dem runoff in Mississippi Senate race
Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi easily won a Republican primary Tuesday, months after being endorsed by President Donald Trump and the same day Trump tweeted that the legislator “has my total support!”
Lack of paper trail a concern amid fears of election hacking
As the midterm congressional primaries heat up amid fears of Russian hacking, roughly 1 in 5 Americans will be casting ballots on machines that do not produce a paper record of their votes.
Poll results for posterity: Dispatch displays board once used to inform public of election results in real-time
Over the decades, the way news is processed, packaged and delivered has evolved — from newspapers to radio to TV and, now, social media.