Catching Up with Voters
It’s been an election year plagued with scandal and other drama unfolding for officials in various positions.
Randy Brewer and his wife have lived in Jackson County for 25 years. They hit the polls today hoping this year’s election will bring in the right people to address issues they find important to the community. “Mainly Jackson County, its biggest problem is sewer and water and un-annexed areas. I’d like to see some of those areas get annexed, and I’d like to see them get city water and city sewage,” said Brewer.
And other residents are fixed on state issues, Peggy Hayes, for example, wants a leader willing to finally put Mississippi’s flag battle to rest. “Well, the one thing that really bothers me is that there were three Confederate flags of the United States. Only one was the battle flag. I think if it hurts anyone, it should be burned to the ground,” said Hayes.
And of course, the Singing River Health System retirees are out encouraging people not to vote for the incumbent supervisors, but they say there’s something different about the ballot this year. “The first thing I noticed when I went into the voting booth is the incumbents were not identified,” said Singing River retiree Irby Tillman, “All the years that I’ve been voting, and I’m 67 years old, the incumbent has always been identified.”
The Jackson County Election Commission tells News 25 the incumbents were not identified because of it being a party election, meaning Democrats and Republicans must vote for their respective parties. Some Jackson County residents don’t like a house divided.
“I think people should vote for what a man and what he stands for and not what party he belongs to,” said Brewer.
“You should vote for the one you think is best for the job instead of Democrat or Republican,” said Hayes.
Randy Brewer and his wife have lived in Jackson County for 25 years. They hit the polls today hoping this year’s election will bring in the right people to address issues they find important to the community. “Mainly Jackson County, its biggest problem is sewer and water and un-annexed areas. I’d like to see some of those areas get annexed, and I’d like to see them get city water and city sewage,” said Brewer.
And other residents are fixed on state issues, Peggy Hayes, for example, wants a leader willing to finally put Mississippi’s flag battle to rest. “Well, the one thing that really bothers me is that there were three Confederate flags of the United States. Only one was the battle flag. I think if it hurts anyone, it should be burned to the ground,” said Hayes.
And of course, the Singing River Health System retirees are out encouraging people not to vote for the incumbent supervisors, but they say there’s something different about the ballot this year. “The first thing I noticed when I went into the voting booth is the incumbents were not identified,” said Singing River retiree Irby Tillman, “All the years that I’ve been voting, and I’m 67 years old, the incumbent has always been identified.”
The Jackson County Election Commission tells News 25 the incumbents were not identified because of it being a party election, meaning Democrats and Republicans must vote for their respective parties. Some Jackson County residents don’t like a house divided.
“I think people should vote for what a man and what he stands for and not what party he belongs to,” said Brewer.
“You should vote for the one you think is best for the job instead of Democrat or Republican,” said Hayes.
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