Voters turnout for 2022 midterm election
The polls are open until 7 p.m. for the 2022 midterm elections and voters are letting their voices be heard. News 25’s Sabria Reid is in Pascagoula as voters cast…
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Voters head to the polls for the midterm elections
Midterm voting is underway and voters in South Mississippi were out bright and early this morning ready to cast their ballots. People were lined up outside the…
Mississippi rolls out mobile ID for statewide elections
JACKSON, Miss (AP) - Mississippi voters will be able to use their smartphones as their voter identification in next month's election. The 2022 elections mark the first real test of a new statewide program that integrates technology into Mississippi's voting…
Primary Runoff Election Update
Voting is currently going on for the 4th Congressional District Republican Runoff between Mike Ezell and Steven Palazzo. News 25’s Rick Gogreve and Sabria Reid have more.
Residents vote in Republican Primary Runoff for 4th Congressional District today
Polls across South Mississippi are open for today’s Republican Primary Runoff for Mississippi’s 4th Congressional District. Incumbent Congressman Steven Palazzo is on the ballot alongside…
Residents cast their vote in the primary election at Lyman Community Center
Voters trickled in and out of the polls at the Lyman Community Center. Poll workers stared arriving at 6 a.m. Tuesday morning, eager to…
Mississippi joins states limiting outside election funding
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi is the latest Republican-led state to ban election offices from accepting donations from private groups for voting operations — a movement fueled by conservatives’ suspicion of donations by Facebook founder Mark…
Residents voting on Bay-Waveland School Bond project
The poll remains open for the Bay-Waveland School District bond vote. On the ballot, nearly $38 million to fund 16 projects for facility upgrades and repairs, enlarging and renovating…
100 Day Voter Registration Blitz
Gulfport community leaders are not wasting any time preparing residents to let their voices be heard at the election polls. With a 100 Day Voter Registration Blitz campaign, local leaders and…
Committee passes Hyde-Smith amendment on not allowing felons convicted of crimes against children to vote
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Rules and Administration today approved an amendment offered by U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) to allow states to prohibit those convicted of felony crimes against children from voting. Hyde-Smith offered the amendment as part…
Primary election results by city
Here are the election results in municipal election primaries held Tuesday, according to our media partner, The Sun Herald. Winners are listed in bold type. Where there is a runoff, both candidates are in bold. If the election is to…
37th Annual Candidates Forum held ahead of Tuesday's primary elections in Mississippi
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV) — Time is winding down for residents across the area to decide who they are voting for in primary elections Tuesday, April 6. North Gulfport Civic Club in conjunction with the Gulfport branch of…
Mississippi governor says he’d veto mail-in or early voting
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Two days after Mississippi voters stood in long lines at polling places, Republican Gov. Tate Reeves said Thursday that he would veto any efforts to broaden state laws to allow widespread mail-in voting or no-excuse early…
Voters lined up at Lyman Community Center this morning
Here’s a look at the voting line at the Lyman Community Center this morning. The line was wrapped around the parking lot several times and kept growing into the afternoon. Many voters we spoke to said they’ve…
Residents eager to vote at Gaston Point Community Center
Voters saw numerous safety measures in place when they entered the polls today. At the Gaston Point Community Center, poll workers were wiping down machines after every use. They also encouraged voters to keep the pens as…
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 National Panhellenic Council holds Virtual Voter information forum
Voters on the Coast had the opportunity this evening to gain more information about this year’s ballot in Mississippi. The Mississippi Gulf Coast Chapter of the National Panhellenic Council held a virtual voter information forum over zoom for interested voters.…
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…
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…