FEBRUARY 19TH. >> TODAY WE ARE GETTING A CLOSER LOOK AT THE TURNOUT FOR LAST TUESDAY’S ELECTION. ACCORDING TO SECRETARY OF STATE MICHAEL WATSON, THE TURNOUT DROPPED DRAMATICALLY THIS YEAR. THE NUMBERS ...

After 60 days, the ballots are transferred into a secure container, with a lock and seal, and stored for 22 months at the elections headquarters, as required by state and federal law.

In 2020, 66% of the state's electorate cast a ballot in the election. In 2016, 2012 and 2008, it was 64%, 67% and 68%, respectively, according to the Mississippi Secretary of State's Office.

Here’s what Mississippi voters need to know about accessing and using sample ballots. How to Access Your Sample Ballot The Mississippi Secretary of State’s My Election Day is the primary ...

JACKSON, Miss. — Nearly 200,000 absentee ballots have been received in Mississippi, as of Monday, the day before the general election. According to the Mississippi Secretary of State’s Office, the ...

Mail-in ballots can be counted at the polls for five days following election night. Grant McLaughlin covers state government for the Clarion Ledger. He can be reached at [email protected] or ...

A ruling that Mississippi mail-in ballots cannot be counted after election day could have major implications for U.S. elections. An appeal court found that late ballots violate federal law ...

One week before Americans participate in the nation‘s democratic process, Mississippi’s Secretary of State Michael Watson sat down with WLOX News to talk about absentee ballots and voter fraud.

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Friday invalidated a Mississippi election law that allowed mail-in and absentee election ballots as long as they were sent on or before Election Day.

A federal appeals court ruled that a Mississippi law allowing mail-in ballots to be counted if they are postmarked before election day — but received up to five days after Election Day — is ...

A federal appeals court ruled that Mississippi’s law allowing mail ballots to be received after Election Day is illegal, a decision that escalates a consequential legal battle even as it may not ...

Mississippi is one of several states with laws allowing mailed ballots to be counted if they are postmarked by Election Day, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.