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WISEMAN: Barbour is right on Voting Rights Act

Marty Wiseman — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 19:31:48 +0000

Here we go again. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is on stage once more. This time a case emanating from Shelby County, Ala., serves as the vehicle for challenging the constitutionality of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. This section requires that any change in any aspect of voting procedures of a jurisdiction [...]

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Hosemann touts voter ID study, releases proposed rules

MBJ Staff — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 14:07:23 +0000

JACKSON — More than 98 percent of Mississippi voters who cast ballots in the general election have one form of acceptable photo identification included in Mississippi’s constitutional voter ID law, according to a survey conducted by Edison Research. Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann announced the findings of what what he believes to be the largest [...]

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Report criticizes Mississippi on its security at the voting booths

Emily W. Pettus — Sun, 05 Aug 2012 06:01:45 +0000

Mississippi is one of the three lowest-ranked states in a national report that evaluates two parts of the electoral system — voting machines used by people who cast their ballots in person and long-distance voting methods used by military people or other Americans living overseas. The report was issued this past week by the Rutgers [...]

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Hosemann, staff trying to avoid problems with Justice over voter ID

Associated Press — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 15:38:13 +0000

JACKSON — Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann says he’s trying to answer all questions that might come up as Mississippi seeks federal approval for its proposed voter ID law. Republican Hosemann tells The Associated Press he and his staff are reviewing documents related to the Justice Department’s rejection of voter ID laws in Texas and [...]

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Bryant ‘offended’ by Justice’s oversight of redistricting

Associated Press — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 13:52:44 +0000

JACKSON — Republican Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant, who’s running for governor, says he’s “offended” the U.S. Justice Department is still required to approve redistricting in Mississippi. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 requires Mississippi and several other states — mostly in the South — to submit election changes for Justice Department clearance to ensure minorities’ [...]

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