by Associated Press Published: February 27,2013
Tags: bench, case, court, discrimination, election, federal government, federal law, justice, lawsuit, pre-clearance, race, state government, vote, voter, Voting, voting right
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is wrestling with the fate of a section of a landmark civil rights law that has helped millions of Americans exercise their right to vote. In an argument at the court, liberal and conservative justices engaged in a sometimes tense back and forth over whether there is an ongoing need [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 22,2013
Tags: appropriation, budget, election, law, lawmaker, legal, legislative, Politics, poll, state agency, state government, vote, voter, voter identification, Voting
JACKSON — Mississippi senators rejected the secretary of state’s budget yesterday over an argument about paying lawyers to defend a proposed voter identification law. It’s probably just a temporary setback in setting an overall state spending plan for fiscal 2014, which begins July 1. Appropriations Chairman Eugene “Buck” Clarke, R-Hollandale, said he’ll bring the secretary [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 14,2013
Tags: bill, education, elect, election, law, lawmaker, legislation, legislative, politican, Politics, public education, public school, school, school board
JACKSON — State senators are pulling back from a plan to elect all local school board members. Senate Bill 2141 had called for all school board members to run for four-year terms in years that voters choose a governor. But senators voted 50-1 for an amended bill today to instead study the issue. Today, some [...] [...]
JACKSON — Six candidates have been certified by the State Election Commission to run in a March 12 special election to fill a seat in the Mississippi House. House District 36 encompasses parts of Clay, Lowndes and Monroe counties. The seat was left vacant by the Jan. 13 death of Democratic Rep. David Gibbs, who [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 13,2013
Tags: bill, elect, election, lawmaker, legislation, legislative, Legislature, Politics, poll, public education, public school, school, school district, school superintendent, state government, vote, voter, Voting
JACKSON — State senators want to end the election of local school superintendents, raise the requirements for becoming a teacher and limit the state’s ability to take over schools in Mississippi. The state Senate has passed bills to do all three. Each bill goes to the House for more debate. Meanwhile, the House passed a [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 8,2013
Tags: alcohol, city government, drinking, election, hospitality, liquor, municipal, municipality, Politics, poll, restaurant, tourism, tourist, visitor, vote, voter, Voting, wine
NEW ALBANY — New Albany aldermen have voted to set an election for March 19 to decide whether liquor and wines of more than five percent alcohol by weight can be sold inside the city limits. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports Mississippi law requires the board to hold an election if a group presents [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 6,2013
Tags: ative, ator, death, election, lawmaker, legisl, legislator, Legislature, political campaign, politician, Politics, poll, runoff, state government, vote, voter, Voting
JACKSON — Former Jackson city councilman Marshand Crisler and former Jackson Public Schools school board member Sollie B. Norwood will vie in a Feb. 26 runoff to complete the term of the late state Sen. Sen. Alice Harden. Harden, a Democrat from Jackson, died in December. Nine candidates were on the ballot in the special [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 31,2013
Tags: alcohol, booze, city, drinking, election, liquor, municipal, municipality, poll, sales, vote, voter, Voting
SENATOBIA — Voters have approved a proposal to legalize the sale of liquor inside Senatobia’s limits. Complete but unofficial results show the issue passed in Tuesday’s special election by a three-to-one margin. A new state law allows city-only votes on liquor. Previously, all liquor votes in Mississippi have been county-wide, even though liquor and wine [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 29,2013
Tags: agency, approval, elect, election, federal government, law, legal, poll, state government, vote, voter, Voting
JACKSON — Proposed administrative rules for the new voter photo identification requirement in the State of Mississippi have been delivered to the United States Department of Justice for approval. Under the proposed rules, any voter who lacks an acceptable photo ID may obtain a free voter photo ID card from a Mississippi Circuit Clerk’s Office [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: January 28,2013
Tags: college, election, higher education, investigation, investigator, poll, public university, race, race relations, riot, socail media, vote, voter, Voting
OXFORD — The University of Mississippi faculty/staff Incident Review Committee (IRC) assigned to determine the facts of a widely reported election night incident has released its report, finding that student misrepresentations on social media, including Facebook and Twitter, were fuel for the events that happened on campus that night. The IRC has forwarded the names [...] [...]
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