Cruel and unusual? Supreme Court declines to review Mississippi voting ban for convicted felons
Voting rights experts say Mississippi’s restrictions are among the harshest because the state bans voting by first-time ...
Mississippi ballot initiative restoration advances in House, again. What the bill would do
The state House of Representatives is slated to consider giving the public the right to seek ballot initiatives except on abortion and other issues.
Supreme Court leaves in place Mississippi’s voting bar for people convicted of some crimes
The Supreme Court has left in place Mississippi’s Jim Crow-era practice of removing voting rights from people convicted of ...
US Supreme Court rejects challenge to Mississippi lifetime ban on voting by felons
The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a challenge to Mississippi's lifetime ban on voting by people convicted of ...
Northside Sun2 天
Adopt early voting
In another election-related matter, the Mississippi Legislature is taking another look at expanding the option of early ...
Supreme Court won’t weigh Mississippi’s voting ban for felons
The Supreme Court on Monday said it will not consider whether a Mississippi law banning people convicted of certain felonies ...
VOTE 2025: These candidates have submitted papers to qualify for South Mississippi ...
On April 1, South Mississippians will head to the polls to vote in a primary election for mayors, city councilmen and ...
US Supreme Court backs Mississippi's ban on voting by felons
On January 27 the US Supreme Court refused to hear a challenge to Mississippi lifetime voting ban for people convicted of certain felonies ...
Mississippi Legislature poised to debate early voting bills this session
Mississippi could soon join the vast majority of states that offer some form of early voting or no-excuse absentee voting.
Paid parental leave passes Mississippi House. Read details
The House of Representatives passed a bill on Thursday to give parents paid parental leave. Similar legislation has been ...
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Mississippi’s permanent felony voting ban returns to the court
The Petitions of the Week column highlights some of the cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. A list of all petitions we’re watching is available here. In 1974, the Supreme Court ruled t ...