Voter registration booms ahead of Nov. 3 election
Lowndes County Circuit Clerk Teresa Barksdale was not surprised by the large volume of new voter registrations ahead of the Nov. 3 election.
“It’s always like that in a presidential election year,” Barksdale said.
State and local officials, NAACP urge people to vote at Starkville town hall
Next month’s election has been called the most important in recent history, and residents of Starkville and Oktibbeha County are increasingly aware of it as more and more of them register to vote, Oktibbeha County NAACP President Yulanda Haddix said.
CHS committee hopes to register 125 eligible students for November election
Jake Bandock has been something of a political junkie since seventh grade.
State auditor promotes civic engagement at MSU voter registration drive
Driving up to Marshall County on weekends to conduct voter registration drives were some of State Auditor Shad White’s best memories from his undergraduate years at the University of Mississippi, he said.
Mississippi updating voter registration deadline for runoffs
Mississippi is updating a voter registration deadline to meet a requirement of a 1993 federal law, giving people a bit more time to register so they can vote in runoff elections for federal offices.
Voter registration booming as deadline approaches
Just 31 days before the Nov. 8 election, circuit clerks are reporting surges in voter registrations.
Senators ask DOJ to intervene over voter deadlines
Two Democratic senators on Wednesday asked the U.S. Department of Justice to ensure that 10 states do not violate federal law with their mail-in voter registration deadlines for the November election.
At Market Street, a voter registration booth
David Owen, a Columbus attorney, had a surprise for Market Street Festival attendees downtown Saturday. He helped them register to vote.
Lawmaker to file online voter registration bill
State Sen. David Blount, a Democrat from Jackson, is drawing up a bill for the 2014 Legislature to allow online voter registration.
The Legislature convenes at noon Tuesday.
Voter registration intensifies ahead of Saturday deadline
With the deadline for voter registration fast approaching, area circuit court clerks and volunteers alike are urging people to register to vote by Saturday. Those who fail to register by Saturday are not eligible to vote in the November election.
Redistricting will mean changes in some poll locations
Voter registration cards were mailed last month to a select number of Lowndes County voters, notifying them of changes they will experience as a result of countywide redistricting.
MUW students mobilize with AAUW voter registration drives
The Columbus/MUW branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) is gearing up for the election year, hosting five voter registration drives at Mississippi University for Women over the summer, with plans to host another on Tuesday, Sept. 11, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Hogarth Dining Center.
County voter registration cards in mail this week
Some Lowndes County voters soon will be receiving new voter registration cards in the mail.
Circuit Clerk Haley Salazar said her office began mailing the new cards Wednesday. The cards are being mailed to voters affected by the 2011 redistricting in the county.
Our View: Register to vote … and do it
It’s decision time. On Nov. 8, we’ll be called on to make important decisions, on the state and local levels. Republican Phil Bryant faces Democrat Johnny Dupree in the governor’s race.