Harrison County election preview
Harrison County voters are still lining up this evening to get their votes cast before polls close at 7 p.m. News 25’s Grant Chighizola is in Biloxi with a preview of races on the ballot in the…
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Harrison County Republican Club hosting watch party
The Harrison County Republican Club is hosting their watch party tonight. It’s happening at 204 East Courthouse Road in Gulfport. The public is invited to attend and watch together as the local and national election results come in this evening.…
Harrison County Democratic Executive Committee hosting watch party
The Harrison County Democratic Executive Committee is hosting a watch party. They’re inviting all members of the community, regardless of political affiliation to watch results come in. The watch party will be held at their office at…
Seniors receive free rides for absentee voting in
Community leaders in the City of Gulfport are making sure everyone has a chance to cast their votes this election season. District 119 Representative Sonya Williams Barnes along with other elected officials loaded up the vans and…
Mississippi expands curbside voting, sets absentee 'cure'
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi is expanding access to curbside voting for people with symptoms of COVID-19. It's also setting a new process to let voters correct, or “cure,” minor discrepancies with signatures on…
Voters head to the polls in Diamondhead for mayoral election
Signs held high along with high spirits in Diamondhead today as residents head to the polls in a special election for a new mayor. After the unexpected loss of Mayor Tommy Schafer earlier this year, the city has been without…
‘Extend a Hand, Help a Friend’ offering rides to the polls
With the deadline for absentee ballot voting knocking on our doors this Halloween, the scariest thing could be not having a ride to the polls. The nonprofit organization ‘Extend a Hand, Help a Friend,’ is here to help. If you…
Need a ride to the polls? "Extend a Hand, Help a Friend" is providing free rides for absentee voting.
(WXXV) — Need a ride to the polls? "Extend a Hand, Help a Friend" is providing free rides to go vote for those in South Mississippi. "Extend a Hand, Help a Friend" is a non-profit organization based in Gulfport. If…
Mississippi Gulf Coast Pan-Hellenic Council hosting virtual voter education forum
If you still have questions about the voting process, absentee or early voting, and what’s all on the ballot for this year’s election, the Mississippi Gulf Coast Pan-Hellenic Council will take care of it. They’re hosting a voter education forum…
Trump vows not to participate in virtual debate with Biden
By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump says he won't participate in next week’s debate with Democratic nominee Joe Biden if it's virtual. Debate organizers announced Thursday that the debate would be virtual because of Trump's…
Monday, October 5 is the last day to register to vote in Mississippi
Mississippi residents who are not already registered to vote are facing a deadline to get their names on the rolls for this year's elections. The secretary of state's office says Monday, October 5, 2020 is the last day for people…
Local organizations hosting ‘Get out the Vote’ Blitz
The Extend a Hand, Help a Friend Foundation and Mississippi Rising Coalition are coming together to make sure everyone in South Mississippi understands how crucial the upcoming election will be. Therefore, the two organizations are hosting a ‘Get out the…
Jackson County receives scannable ballots
The Jackson County Circuit Clerk’s Office received scannable ballots earlier today from the election commission after it was brought to light that they were not able to show the picture of the proposed new state flag on absentee ballots. Circuit…
Today is National Register to Vote Day
Today is National Register to Vote Day and time is ticking to make sure you’re registered with just six weeks to go before the November 3rd Presidential Election. The deadline to register to vote by mail and in person is…
Medical Marijuana on the 2020 ballot
Today, the Medical Marijuana Campaign of 2020 with Initiative 65 met in Gulfport for a briefing on the upcoming options for the November election. Initiative 65 proposes to amend the Mississippi Constitution to allow qualified patients with debilitating medical conditions,…
Judge: Absentee voting OK with pre-existing health issues
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A Mississippi judge has ruled voters with health conditions that might make them vulnerable to COVID-19 must be allowed to vote by absentee ballot. However, the judge rejected an argument…
Absentee voter registration in Harrison County begins September 21st
Voters across America will cast their ballots in the 2020 presidential election as Republican incumbent President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence square off against Democratic contenders Joe Biden and vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris on November 3rd. If…
Mississippi Republican Party Holds 2020 State Convention
JACKSON—Delegates to the Mississippi Republican State Convention, held August 1, elected Party leadership for the next four years. County conventions and precinct caucuses were held July 11, 2020. “The reorganization of our Party through the Convention process is an important…
Trump floats election 'delay' amid claims of voting fraud
By Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is for the first time floating a “delay" to November's presidential election. And he's making unsubstantiated allegations that increased mail-in voting will result in fraud. The dates of federal elections are…
Voter registration deadline is October 5th
We are a little more than three months away from the 2020 general election as Americans head to the polls to cast their ballots on Tuesday, November 3rd and a lot is at stake, including deciding who the next president…
GOP runoff winner in Mississippi to face Dem chairman of Homeland Security
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Two Republicans are in a congressional primary runoff in Mississippi. The winner will face Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson in November. He's chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee. Tuesday's Republican runoff is between candidates running low-budget…
Poll: Majority of Americans favor changing election laws to allow everyone to vote by mail
WASHINGTON — A majority of voters — 58 percent — favor a nationwide reform of election rules that would allow all eligible voters to cast their ballots by mail, a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll finds. And nearly ten…
Bernie Sanders drops 2020 bid, leaving Biden as likely nominee
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Bernie Sanders, who saw his once strong lead in the Democratic primary evaporate as the party’s establishment lined swiftly up behind rival Joe Biden, ended his presidential bid on Wednesday, an acknowledgment that the former vice…
Mississippi 2020 Primary Election Live Results
Here are the results for the 2020 Mississippi Primary Election: For United States President: (Democrat) Joe Biden has been declared the winner in the Mississippi Democratic Primary Election. For United States Senate: (Democrat) Mike Espy wins Democratic Senate primary in…