Polls open today for mid-term elections
By the time the polls opened Tuesday morning, more than 2,300 people in Lowndes and Oktibbeha counties had already voted, leaving circuit clerks in both counties feeling optimistic about a good turnout.
Voter registration deadline approaching
Roughly two weeks remain to register to vote in approaching municipal primary elections.
Voice of the people: Margie Canon
The voters have spoken. My white kitten, Chuck Younger, is named after Mississippi’s most recently elected state senator.
Voter registration deadline Saturday
Saturday is the deadline for Mississippians to register to vote in the Nov. 4 general election.
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.
Ballots fall in Miss., as GOP enthusiasm wanes
Who knew the enthusiasm gap was among Mississippi Republicans?
The number of Mississippi voters dropped from the 2008 presidential election by as much as 90,000 people, with Republican votes falling twice as much as Democratic ballots.
AG Holder vows to enforce civil rights protections
AUSTIN, Texas — Attorney General Eric Holder vowed Tuesday to fully enforce civil rights protections in next year’s elections amid a flurry of activity by states to redraw political boundaries and impose requirements that could reduce voting by minorities who enthusiastically supported Barack Obama in the 2008 election.
Meeting tonight to focus on voter education
A non-partisan town hall-style event tonight at 6 p.m. on the lower level of Trotter Convention Center is designed to “empower voters by increasing awareness and participation in the electoral process,” said Sharon Lewis, a co-organizer of Voter Empowerment 2011.