‘Real Housewives’ star pleads guilty in ID case
It took two tries, but when it was over one of the “Real Housewives of New Jersey” stars already headed to federal prison for bankruptcy fraud pleaded guilty Wednesday in an unrelated state case involving a bogus driver’s license.
Miss. requires voter ID, but no party registration
Mississippi does not register voters by party affiliation, so today’s Republican primary runoff for a U.S. Senate seat is open to any voter who did not cast a ballot in the June 3 Democratic primary, state law says.
ID that tree, with help from the Arbor Day Foundation
The Arbor Day Foundation offers an easy-to-use tree identification guide for a $5 donation to the nonprofit tree-planting organization.
Primaries offer 1st major test of voter ID
In elections that begin next week, voters in 10 states will be required to present photo identification before casting ballots — the first major test of voter ID laws after years of legal challenges arguing that the measures are designed to suppress voting.
Only 100 voter IDs distributed so far
About 100 Mississippi Voter ID cards — equal to about three-one thousandths of the state’s population — have been distributed statewide since the start of a campaign to ensure voters are ready for mandatory photo IDs at the polls this year.
Voter ID window opens across Mississippi
Fifteen counties in Mississippi have issued Voter ID cards since the window opened last week for registered voters who need to get one.
Lowndes County isn’t one of those 15, circuit clerk Haley Salazar said Friday, but she expects that to change as the June 3 congressional primaries draw nearer.
Miss. trying to educate people about voter ID law
Mississippi’s top elections official is launching a publicity blitz to bring attention to the state’s voter identification law that’s scheduled to be used for the first time in June.