Legislators split over ‘use-it-or-lose-it’ elections bills
Local representatives are split on a pair of bills being considered in the state Legislature that would require election commissioners to send confirmation notices to voters who have not voted in at least one election within a set number of years and to remove them from the Statewide Elections Management System if they do not respond to the notice.
Golden Triangle voters pull for Espy, new flag and medical marijuana
Voters in the Golden Triangle area turned out overwhelmingly in support of ballot initiatives legalizing medical marijuana and approving a new state flag, while also showing support Democrat Mike Espy for senator and all but Lowndes County pulling for Democrat Joe Biden in the presidential race.
Ellis wins chancery court judgeship
Paula Drungole-Ellis cruised past Roy A. Perkins en route to the only clear victory in a trio of elections for the 14th Chancery District judge on Tuesday.
Black women seek rewards from Democrats after Alabama race
Once again, black women showed up for Democrats, with nearly all of them voting in Alabama for new Sen. Doug Jones, just as they did for Democratic candidates up and down the ballot in other states over the last few months.
Some Oktibbeha voters could shift to avoid split ballots
An effort by the Oktibbeha County Election Commission to clean up split precincts created by prior redistricting efforts will place more than 250 voters in new constable and justice court judge districts ahead of November’s special elections.
Photos: Election day
Mike Davis casts his vote this morning at Carrier Lodge in Columbus’ Ward 5 councilman election as well as the city’s mayoral election.
Runoffs set for Tuesday
Runoffs are set for Tuesday for races in Columbus, Starkville and West Point.
First of three candidate forums set for tonight
The Starkville-Oktibbeha County Voter Education Initiative will host the first of three municipal election forums this evening.
Oktibbeha County eyes move to electronic poll books
Oktibbeha County voters could soon utilize digital poll books instead of their paper versions in upcoming elections.
1.2M voted in Miss., 560 lacked photo ID at polls
Only a small percentage of Mississippi voters did not take photo identification to the polls for the presidential election, Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann said Monday.
Google’s search engine directs voters to the ballot box
Google is pulling another lever on its influential search engine in an effort to boost voter turnout in November’s U.S. presidential election.
First Vote: A Dispatch special series
Jacob Craig registered to vote in spring 2015. The Brooksville native and Mississippi State University sophomore plans to vote in his first presidential election this November but said he isn’t keen on either of the two major party nominees.
First Vote: A Dispatch special series
Rising Mississippi State University sophomore and 2015 Columbus High School graduate Joshua Bridges registered to vote last summer. November will bring his first opportunity to cast a ballot in a U.S. presidential general election.
First Vote: A Dispatch special series
Katherine Maer Kerby of Columbus will vote in her first presidential election on Nov. 8. Kerby registered to vote in fall 2015, shortly after her 18th birthday and considers herself to be politically active.
First Vote: A Dispatch special series
SabriAnan Micha, 19, from Starkville, registered to vote in spring 2015, so this November will mark her first presidential election as a voter.
Forget favorite candidates, some people voting strategically
Kennedy Copeland is a Marco Rubio fan who voted for John Kasich in Ohio.
Gunn: Let voters decide on Miss. flag
Mississippi House Speaker Philip Gunn, who became the first prominent Republican last summer to call for Mississippi to remove the Confederate battle emblem from its flag, said Monday that if the flag design is going to be reconsidered, it should be put on a statewide ballot just as it was 15 years ago.
Photo: Ward 5 votes
George Irby, left, and Meredith Fraser vote this morning in the Ward 5 special election in Columbus.
America and its politics in flux as 2016 voting begins
First there was the promise of political change in Barack Obama’s historic 2008 election. Then the pledge to upend Washington’s ways after the 2010 tea party wave.
Area voter turnout below 50 percent
Golden Triangle voter turnout was under 50 percent during Tuesday’s election.