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Hosemann: New voter ID law is constitutional

Associated Press — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 14:18:05 +0000

JACKSON — Mississippi officials are confident the state’s new voter ID constitutional amendment will pass muster despite the Justice Department’s rejection of a similar South Carolina law requiring voters to show photo identification at the polls. “The Supreme Court has ruled that voter ID is constitutional and we believe that Mississippi’s plan for implementing voter [...]

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Last defendant sentenced for voter fraud

Associated Press — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 15:29:46 +0000

ASHLAND — The last defendant in a Benton County voter fraud case has been sentenced to five years in prison. Attorney General Jim Hood says in a news release that David Massey of Hickory Flat was indicted on one count of conspiracy to commit voter fraud and three counts of voter fraud. Massey entered an [...]

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Three sentenced in voter fraud case

Associated Press — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 12:30:24 +0000

BENTON COUNTY — Three sentences have been handed down in a Benton County voter fraud case. Attorney General Jim Hood says in a news release that Circuit Judge Andrew Howorth yester sentenced Tate King to one year in prison for his conviction on two counts of voter fraud. King will also serve two years on [...]

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Man sentenced for voter fraud

Associated Press — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 16:08:39 +0000

ASHLAND — A 45-year-old New Albany man will serve two years in prison for conspiracy to commit voter fraud. Larry Massey was sentenced to five years in Benton County Circuit Court April 20, but had three years suspended. He will also serve two years on probation. Attorney General Jim Hood says Massey had entered into [...]

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Two found guilty of conspiracy

Wally Northway — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:20:38 +0000

BENTON COUNTY — According to the Secretary of State’s Office, Clinton Moffitt of Hickory Flat and Ada Moore Tucker of Ashland have been found guilty of conspiracy to commit voter fraud in Benton County Circuit Court. Moffitt was sentenced to the maximum of five years behind bars. With two of the five years suspended, Moffitt [...]

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Jury returns guilty verdict

MBJ Newswires — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:28:24 +0000

ASHLAND — A seven-day jury trial has ended with a guilty verdict in two Benton County voter fraud cases, announced Attorney General Jim Hood. The decision came June 29 against Clinton Moffitt, 30, of Hickory Flat and Ada Moore Tucker, 50, of Ashland before Judge Andrew K. Howorth in Benton County Circuit Court. The jury [...]

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