Mississippi
Complete coverage for Mississippi can be found below. (Return to States List)
Information & Analysis
November, 2010
- Mississippi First District issues (11/02/10)
September, 2008
- Miss. Gov Agrees to Move Senate Race Up on Ballot (9/19/08)
- Put MS Senate Race at Top of Ballot, Judge Orders (9/15/08)
- MS Ballot Lawsuit (9/11/08)
Commentary
There are no commentary articles in Mississippi that Election Law @ Moritz has written at this time.
News Wire
Election law news from across the country concerning Mississippi
April, 2013
January, 2013
- Hosemann submits voter ID info (1/29/13)
- Mississippi campaign finance law focus of federal trial (1/11/13)
October, 2012
August, 2012
- Voter ID unlikely for Nov. election (8/13/12)
July, 2012
- Study: ID could impede some voters (7/23/12)
- State Facing Voter ID Hurdles (7/06/12)
June, 2012
- Jurors: Another Ward 3 election (6/20/12)
- Mississippi voter ID regulations are being developed (6/20/12)
May, 2012
- Mississippi: ID Law Signed, but Remains in Limbo (5/18/12)
- Bryant signs Mississippi voter ID law (5/17/12)
April, 2012
March, 2012
- Miss. voter ID law under fire (3/19/12)
November, 2011
- Mississippi Passes Voter ID Requirement (11/09/11)
August, 2011
- Absentee voting rise drawing scrutiny (8/30/11)
October, 2010
- Write-ins: Law upheld, voters still lose (10/18/10)
- Judge rules that write-in election will occur Nov. 2 (10/14/10)
September, 2010
May, 2010
- Hosemann: Many voters dually registered (5/20/10)
March, 2010
- Voter ID is next step for state elections (3/10/10)
- Voter ID lands on ballot (3/08/10)
- Court Nixes Challenge to Miss. Felon Voter Ban (3/01/10)
February, 2010
- Miss. felon voting ban upheld (2/25/10)
November, 2009
- Hosemann: Voter ID inches along (11/11/09)
September, 2009
- Signatures may hinder voter ID initiative (9/28/09)
- Voter ID initiative falls short (9/23/09)
- Hosemann: Voter ID likely on Miss. ballot in 2011 (9/22/09)
- GOP needs more signatures for voter ID bill (9/11/09)
- Miss. Republicans Pushing For Voter ID (9/03/09)
August, 2009
- Voter ID: Partisan Posturing? (8/26/09)
- Voter ID step toward worthy election goal (8/25/09)
- Lt. Gov. pushes voter ID reform at Starkville meeting (8/18/09)
- Rosamond seeks judicial review of Canton Ward 1 election (8/17/09)
- GOP's push could put voter ID on ballot (8/16/09)
June, 2009
- Voter ID Initiative Reactions (6/14/09)
- Miss. voter ID supporter calls ruling victory (6/05/09)
May, 2009
- Hosemann hopeful for voter ID effort (5/27/09)
- Hoseman Petitions for Voter ID (5/26/09)
- Call for ballot reform renewed (5/22/09)
- Hewes explains voter ID actions (5/21/09)
- 2 Miss. lawmakers move voter ID debate to court (5/02/09)
April, 2009
- Miss. leader seeks to block voter ID (4/30/09)
- Support needed to get voter ID on ballot (4/23/09)
- Support needed to get voter ID on ballot (4/23/09)
March, 2009
- Felons voting: Fear-mongering on voter ID (3/16/09)
- Senator asks court to rule on voter ID initiative (3/16/09)
- Senate tries, fails to revive voter ID (3/10/09)
- Voter ID bill death baffles legislators (3/05/09)
- Fillingane hopes for Voter ID ballot initiative (3/05/09)
- Voter ID bills fail in Legislature, may reappear as initiative (3/04/09)
- Voter ID bills die in Mississippi Legislature (3/03/09)
- Appeals court upholds voting-rights conviction (3/02/09)
February, 2009
- Voter ID bill offers election protection (2/26/09)
- EDITORIAL:Seize the chance (2/23/09)
- State senator wants to put voter ID issue to a vote (2/22/09)
- Lawmakers leery over chances for voter ID passage (2/16/09)
- Legislature needs to pass voter ID bill (2/13/09)
- EDITORIAL:Photo ID (2/13/09)
- House passes photo ID to vote (2/12/09)
- Compromise voter ID bill passes House, faces uncertain future (2/12/09)
- Voter ID takes another step in Miss. Legislature (2/12/09)
- Miss. House OKs revamped voter ID bill (2/11/09)
- Hosemann plugs early voting in Miss. (2/09/09)
- Lawmakers still mired in ‘toxic’ voter ID debate (2/06/09)
- Election reform hinges on IDs (2/05/09)
- Voter ID amendment pulled (2/05/09)
- Exemption removed from voter ID bill (2/05/09)
- Voter ID bill hangs on in House (2/05/09)
- Voter ID alive as deadline passes (2/04/09)
January, 2009
- State official pushing voter ID (1/28/09)
- Early voting bill faces hurdles (1/28/09)
- Fillingane petition seeks referendum on voter ID (1/26/09)
- Voter ID bill likely to die in House (1/16/09)
- House Proposes Voter ID, Early Voting Bill; Hosemann Objects (1/16/09)
December, 2008
- Opinion: Voter ID, early voting intertwined as partisan initiatives (12/31/08)
- Lawmakers discuss voter ID, early voting proposals (12/19/08)
- Miss. lawmakers use break to study bills (12/15/08)
October, 2008
- Poll confusion may boost voter ID (10/30/08)
September, 2008
- This is How Democracy Dies (9/18/08)
- Supreme Court hears ballot dispute; absentee voting may be delayed by fight (9/18/08)
- Miss. gov agrees to move Senate race up on ballot (9/18/08)
- Voting Rights Watch: Does Mississippi ballot violate Voting Rights Act? (9/17/08)
- Justice Department asked to examine Miss. ballot (9/16/08)
- Battle Over Ballot Continues (9/11/08)
- Editorial: Mississippi’s Ballot Trick (9/10/08)
- Lawsuit Over Senate Ballot Placement (9/09/08)
July, 2008
- Jones forms committee to craft new voter ID bill (7/24/08)
- State keeps watch on election (7/23/08)
- Supervisor candidate files official election contest (7/17/08)
Litigation
Active Cases
There are no active cases in Mississippi that Election Law @ Moritz is covering at this time.
Archived Cases
- Berger v. Barbour (Voting Technology, Ballot Access)
- United States of America v. Brown (Improper Election Administration)
- Young v. Hosemann (Felon Voting Rights, Voter Registration)
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Commentary
FAQ on social welfare organizations
Donald B. Tobin
The Frank E. and Virginia H. Bazler Designated Professor in Business Law and a senior fellow at Election Law @ Moritz explains the nuances of social welfare organizations and federal regulations related to them.
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