by Associated Press Published: March 19,2013
Tags: city government, election, executive, lawmaker, legislation, legislative, legislator, Legislature, mayor, political campaign, politician, Politics, vote, voter, Voting
GULFPORT — Republican Billy Hewes III will be the new mayor of Gulfport. Hewes’ opponent, Democrat Billy Barnes, dropped out of the race this past week, and Hewes is the only other candidate. The general election is June 4. Incumbent Mayor George Schloegel isn’t seeking a second term. Hewes served 20 years in the Mississippi [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 18,2013
Tags: appeal, candidate, city government, elect, election, felony, mayor, mayoral candidate, municipal, municipality, politician, Politics, poll, vote, voter, Voting
VICKSBURG — David Day’s name has been restored to the ballot for mayor by the Vicksburg Municipal Democratic Executive Committee. The Vicksburg Post reports the committee denied the appeal of Lester R. Smith and put off a decision on Linda Fondren’s appeal. The committee earlier had removed all three names from the Vicksburg mayoral primary [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 13,2013
Tags: city government, elect, elected official, election, legislation, Legislature, mayor, political campaign, politician, poll, poloitics, public official, runoff, vote, voter, Voting
EAST MISSISSIPPI — Two candidates have advanced to an April 2nd runoff following a special election to fill a seat in the Mississippi House. WTVA-TV was reporting late yesterday that with all 18 precincts reporting, unofficial results show Karl Gibbs received the most votes, with 28 percent, followed by Eddie Longstreet and Jeannie Johnson Staten, [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 12,2013
Tags: elect, election, legislative, political campaign, politician, Politics, polls, special election, state government, vote, voter, Voting
EAST MISSISSIPPI — Six candidates are running in today’s 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 had served since 1993. Polls are open 7 a.m. [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 8,2013
Tags: case, city government, civil rights, court, election, lawsuit, municipal, municipality, Politics, racial discrimination, redistricting, trial, vote, voter, Voting, voting district
HATTIESBURG — The city of Hattiesburg is asking a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit by a group that says the city’s redistricting plan dilutes black voting strength. The U.S. District Court lawsuit asks for a court injunction against the use of the plan in municipal elections. The city’s response denies that allegation, saying that [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 8,2013
Tags: campaign, campaign finance, city clerk, election, law, legal, political campaign, state agency, vote, voter, Voting
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — City clerks are required to collect campaign finance reports during local elections throughout Mississippi and deliver that information to Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann’s office, but Hosemann said he only receives the information sporadically. The law is designed to create greater transparency in local elections, making it possible to see where a [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 28,2013
Tags: bench, court, election, equal rights, federal government, justice, law, legal, preclearance, race discrimination, vote, voter, Voting
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s conservative justices voiced deep skepticism yesterday about a section of a landmark civil rights law that has helped millions of Americans exercise their right to vote. In an ominous note for supporters of the key provision of the Voting Rights Act, Justice Anthony Kennedy both acknowledged the measure’s vital role [...] [...]
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 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 [...] [...]
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