by Associated Press Published: May 1,2012
Tags: census, elections, lawmakers, legislators, Legislature, Politics, population, redistricting, representation, state government, voters, votes, Voting
JACKSON — Mississippi Senate leaders plan to reveal redistricting plans for the chamber this afternoon, with the intention of asking the full Senate to approve the map tomorrow. Republican Sen. Merle Flowers, of Southaven, is redistricting chairman for the 52-member chamber. He said Monday that the proposed new map should make most senators happy. “I [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 27,2012
Tags: bills, census, elections, lawmakers, laws, legilature, legislation, legislators, plan, Politics, population, redistricting, representation, voters, votes, Voting
JACKSON — Mississippi House Republicans pushed through a redistricting plan yesterday that critics say would cut the number of white Democrats in the 122-member body. House members voted 70-49 for the plan, with 63 Republicans and seven Democrats supporting it. House Elections Chairman Bill Denny, a Jackson Republican, said the changes preserve black-majority districts and [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: April 27,2012
Tags: elections, executive, governor, legislation, legislators, Legislature, Politics, voter identification, voters, votes, Voting
JACKSON — A Mississippi voter ID bill is headed to Republican Gov. Phil Bryant, who has said he supports it as a way to protect the integrity of elections. The final version of the bill passed the Republican controlled House 79-39 yesterday, with strong opposition from black representatives. It would require voters to show a [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 25,2012
Tags: bills, elections, lawmakers, laws, legislation, legislators, Legislature, maps, Politicians, Politics, redistricting, voters, votes, Voting
JACKSON — A proposed redistricting plan unveiled today would increase the number of black-majority districts by one, and could target as many as four white Democrats for extinction. That could increase the House Republican majority from today’s 64-58 margin, before considering changes that could weaken other Democrats. The number of districts with secure black majorities [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 25,2012
Tags: bills, census, elections, lawmakers, laws, legislation, legislative, Legislature, Politics, population, race, redistricting, representation, state government, voters, votes, Voting
JACKSON — The Mississippi House could unveil its own redistricting plan today, capping months of speculation about a new map that could shape lawmakers’ political fortunes for the coming decade. Senate leaders say it could be a few days before a new Senate map is shown to the public because experts and attorneys are still [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 10,2012
Tags: bill, elections, law, lawmakers, legislation, legislative, legislators, Legislature, Politics, state government, state law, voter identification, voters, votes, Voting
JACKSON — Mississippi voters are a little closer to needing to show photo identification before voting. The Senate voted today in favor of House Bill 921, which would provide framework to set up a constitutional amendment that voters approved in November. However, it remains unclear whether the U.S. Justice Department will approve a photo identification [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 21,2012
Tags: city manager, elections, executive branch, government, mayor, municipal government, petition, voters, votes, Voting
D’IBERVILLE — A group of D’Iberville residents is starting a petition drive to change the city’s form of government from council-manager to one where the mayor wields more power. The city currently operates under a form of government where the appointed city manager makes many of the major decisions and the elected mayor has less [...] [...]
DIAMONDHEAD — The newly formed city of Diamondhead will hold a public hearing April 2 on its proposed ward lines and officials have posted the maps on their new city website. The Sun Herald reports the website, which officials acknowledge is rudimentary and was developed for $400, shows two proposed maps for the four wards. [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 14,2012
Tags: administrators, bills, education, elections, elementary education, elementary schools, high schools, junior high schools, law, lawmakers, legislation, legislative branch, Legislature, Politics, schools, secondary education, state government, state law, superintendents, voters, votes, Voting
JACKSON — Mississippi’s local school superintendents would have to be appointed by 2016, unless voters opt to keep electing their local chief, under a bill the Senate passed yesterday. Another bill would require the state Department of Education to rate schools and school districts on an “A” to “F” scale, instead of the current seven-step [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 14,2012
Tags: Congress, elections, executive branch, lawmakers, legislative branch, President, primaries, voters, votes, Voting
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Rick Santorum won Republican presidential primaries in Alabama and Mississippi but he didn’t gain any ground in the race for delegates against frontrunner Mitt Romney. Romney wiped out Santorum’s gains by winning caucuses in Hawaii and American Samoa Tuesday. For the day, Romney added at least 41 delegates and Santorum won at [...] [...]
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