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8 Nov 2023, 8:25 am
Republican Andrew Stepp has secured an easy majority in Mississippi House District 23 with 72% of the vote. [read post]
23 Sep 2011, 5:33 pm
The Huffington Post: As Mississippi Debates Extreme 'Personhood' Amendment, Advocates Ask Where Are The Dems? [read post]
11 Mar 2010, 6:54 am
The Itawamba County School Board in Mississippi voted to cancel a scheduled prom because a female student petitioned the school to bring a female date. [read post]
11 Dec 2019, 9:01 pm
To be elected by the voters of the state, a successful gubernatorial candidate must garner both: 1) a majority (rather than just a plurality) of statewide votes; and 2) a majority of the Mississippi House of Representatives districts. [read post]
8 Feb 2023, 12:41 pm
Mississippi Today: A white supermajority of the Mississippi House voted after an intense, four-plus hour debate to create a separate court system and an expanded police force within the city of Jackson — the Blackest city in America — that… Continue reading The post “‘Only in Mississippi’: White representatives vote to create white-appointed court system for Blackest city in America” appeared first on Election… [read post]
4 Feb 2011, 5:37 am
"Panel OKs Graves nomination again; Judiciary Committee's vote was second time Mississippi jurist approved": The Clarion-Ledger of Jackson, Mississippi today contains an article that begins, "The Senate Judiciary Committee voted unanimously Thursday to approve the nomination of Mississippi Supreme Court Justice James Graves for the 5th U.S. [read post]
23 Jan 2024, 7:49 pm
“Conservative Appeals Judges Question Felon Voting Ban Claims; Mississippi prohibits certain felons from ever voting again; En banc Fifth Circuit hears claim that ban cruel and unusual”: Jacqueline Thomsen of Bloomberg Law has this report. [read post]
6 Aug 2023, 6:03 am
The Sentencing Project, a non-profit that tracks the effects of felon disenfranchisement laws, found that Mississippi disenfranchises almost 11% of its voting population due to Section 241, with Black Americans making up 59% of Mississippi’s disenfranchised population. [read post]
4 Aug 2023, 1:59 pm
AP: Mississippi is violating the U.S. [read post]
17 Dec 2015, 4:36 pm
The Mississippi Law Journal will host a symposium on the Voting Rights Act on Thursday and Friday, April 7th and 8th, 2016, at the University of Mississippi School of Law. [read post]
15 Nov 2011, 12:08 pm
"Medical Nuances Drove 'No' Vote in Mississippi": Today's edition of The New York Times contains this article about the "personhood" initiative. [read post]
8 Mar 2016, 3:17 pm
Tonight 2 states vote for their preferred candidates in the GOP and Dem races - Michigan and Mississippi. [read post]
11 Nov 2015, 6:00 am
From ABC News: The Mississippi Supreme Court voted to allow a lesbian couple to seek a divorce, even as two justices questioned the U.S. [read post]
27 Aug 2019, 2:00 am
Supreme Court’s Decision in Flowers v Mississippi By a vote of 7-2, the Supreme Court reversed the judgment of the Supreme Court of Mississippi. [read post]
29 Sep 2023, 5:31 pm
Under Supreme Court precedent, Section 241 of the Mississippi Constitution is a nonpunitive voting regulation. [read post]
24 Aug 2020, 12:57 pm
The post Lobbyist Reporting for Mississippi’s Extended Session appeared first on LobbyComply. [read post]
15 Jul 2014, 1:19 am
On this day in history, just fifty years ago, the weekly newspaper of The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) published a not-terribly-unusual roundup of violent reactions to attempted voter registration by blacks in Mississippi. [read post]
14 Feb 2011, 9:11 am
The Senate is scheduled to vote at about 5:30... [read post]
13 Sep 2021, 2:43 pm
Some convicted criminals lose their rights in the Magnolia State, no longer having the freedom to vote, possess firearms, hold office, and much more. [read post]
5 Aug 2023, 2:02 pm
Bobby Harrison of Mississippi Today reports that “5th Circuit panel strikes down Mississippi’s lifetime felony voting ban. [read post]
