‘No Kings Get out the Vote’ rallies taking place across the state this weekend
Voter mobilization efforts are ramping up across Mississippi as organizers with the No Kings Movement announce a statewide ‘Get Out the Vote’…
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Mississippi releases first absentee voting numbers ahead of Nov. 3 election
The first numbers for absentee voting in Mississippi are being released by the Secretary of State’s Office about the number of ballots requested so far.…
Justice Department directs states to hold on to 2024 election records as it seeks their voter data
By JOSH KELETY, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and GARY FIELDS WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is ordering officials in more than two dozen states to preserve records from the 2024 election as part of a campaign to force states to turn over detailed voter records despite…
Federal judge removes major legal obstacle to Trump mail voting order, with more challenges likely
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and LINDSAY WHITEHURST A federal judge on Wednesday lifted a major obstacle to President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting mail voting, but the decision will only clear the path for more legal challenges. The decision to lift an injunction against Trump’s directive…
Judge again bars Trump administration from implementing order that sought to limit mail voting
By MICHAEL CASEY and NICHOLAS RICCARDI BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday ruled against President Donald Trump’s executive order that sought to create a federal voter list and directly involve the U.S. Postal Service in election operations in a way that would limit…
Discussing the 2027 Race for Mississippi governor
The 2027 state election is heating up. All eyes are on the race for governor. This week, Attorney General Lynn Fitch was the latest Republican to get into the…
What to watch in the Aug. 4 primaries: Michigan Senate race tests Democrats’ path forward
By MIKE CATALINI and NICHOLAS RICCARDI Michigan will offer the country its clearest gauge yet on the direction of the Democratic Party, as primary voters in the battleground state choose between a progressive standard-bearer and an establishment-backed candidate. Although there have been similar contests around the country,…
Lieutenant Governor Hosemann names appointees to Joint Committee on Reapportionment and Redistricting
JACKSON, Miss. (WXXV)- The process of redrawing Mississippi’s political districts is moving forward as Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann named the ten Senate members who will…
US appeals court upholds injunction that blocks Trump’s order to create a federal voter list
By RUSS BYNUM A federal appeals court has upheld a ruling that in nearly half of U.S. states halted President Donald Trump’s executive order to create a federal list of eligible voters and limit delivery of mail ballots only to people on that…
Secretary of State Michael Watson discusses Mississippi mail-in voting
This week, The Supreme Court ruled that Mississippi’s law that allows absentee mail-in ballots post marked by Election Day but arrive five days after is constitutional. The decision was 5…
Mississippi candidates, elected officials take center stage at Neshoba County Fair
In the Magnolia State, all eyes are on the governor’s office and the U.S. Senate with a senate election this November and a wide-open race…
Supreme Court rules states can count late-arriving mailed ballots
By MARK SHERMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that states can count ballots that arrive after Election Day, a persistent target of President Donald Trump. The decision rejected a Republican-led attack on laws in more than half the states and the…
Federal judge bars Trump from implementing proof of citizenship requirement to vote
BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday permanently barred President Donald Trump’s administration from implementing most of his first executive order on elections, part of which sought to require people to show documentary proof of citizenship when they register to vote.…
Florida court allows use of new US House districts drawn by Republicans for midterm elections
By DAVID A. LIEB The Florida Supreme Court has allowed new U.S. House districts drawn by Republicans to be used in the midterm elections, marking another victory for the GOP in a nationwide redistricting effort aimed at helping the party retain its slim…
Contests for California governor and LA mayor head toward primary election with no clear leaders
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD LOS ANGELES (AP) — California spiraled toward a primary election Tuesday with its two marquee races defined by uncertainty and a pair of outsider candidates looking to crack open the state’s durable Democratic hierarchy. In the governor’s…
Moss Point announces voting precinct changes, new locations for Sue Ellen and YMBC voters
MOSS POINT, Miss. (WXXV)- The City of Moss Point is alerting residents to a change in precinct. If you’re registered to vote…
Paxton dominates Cornyn in Texas US Senate runoff
By THOMAS BEAUMONT and JESSE BEDAYN PLANO, Texas (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton won the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate on Tuesday, easily defeating four-term Sen. John Cornyn in the latest contest where President Donald Trump sought to oust an incumbent he saw…
Federal court blocks Alabama plan for new congressional districts that could help Republicans
By KIM CHANDLER and DAVID A. LIEB Federal judges on Tuesday temporarily blocked Alabama’s plan to use a new congressional map that could give Republicans an advantage in a key U.S. House race in the midterm elections. A three-judge panel in the state’s long-running redistricting…
US Rep. Thomas Massie loses Kentucky GOP primary to Ed Gallrein
HEBRON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie lost his Republican House primary Tuesday, becoming the latest Republican lawmaker to anger President Donald Trump and then fall to a primary challenger backed by the president. Trump handpicked and endorsed Ed…
Two Coast Senators appointed to serve on newly created redistricting committee
The Mississippi Senate is following the state House’s lead in creating a special committee focused on the issue of redistricting. Two South Mississippi state senators are members of this committee, put into place by Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann. Brice Wiggins…
Louisiana advances plan to eliminate majority-Black US House district after court ruling
By JACK BROOK and DAVID A. LIEB BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Republican senators in Louisiana advanced a plan Wednesday to eliminate one of two majority-Black, Democratic-held congressional seats following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down the state’s U.S. House map as an…
Missouri’s new US House map goes to court while Louisiana and South Carolina consider redistricting
By DAVID A. LIEB, JEFFREY COLLINS, JACK BROOK and KIM CHANDLER Missouri’s top court is hearing an important legal challenge Tuesday to one of President Donald Trump’s earliest redistricting successes while lawmakers in Louisiana and South Carolina weigh whether to become the most recent Republican…
Alabama and Tennessee move to draw new congressional districts in wake of Supreme Court ruling
By KIM CHANDLER and TRAVIS LOLLER MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Republican governors in Alabama and Tennessee have summoned lawmakers into special sessions this week seeking new congressional districts after the U.S. Supreme Court weakened a key provision of the Voting Rights Act. Republican Alabama…
Redistricting battle intensifies in states after US Supreme Court ruling on Voting Rights Act
By DAVID A. LIEB A Supreme Court decision striking down a majority Black congressional district in Louisiana has amplified an already intense national redistricting battle by providing Republican officials in several states new grounds to redraw voting districts. In Alabama, Republican Gov. Kay Ivey announced…