Mississippi ballot set with Cochran as Senate nominee
JACKSON — Mississippi elections commissioners on Tuesday unanimously approved a November ballot that lists Republican Thad Cochran, Democrat Travis Childers and the Reform Party’s Shawn O’Hara as nominees for U.S. Senate.
Approval of the ballot came, as expected, while Chris McDaniel’s challenge of his Republican primary loss to Cochran is still awaiting trial. The judge overseeing McDaniel’s challenge said last week he would not block preparations for the general election, including the setting of the ballot.
State law says the ballot must be given to counties by Sept. 10, which is 55 days before the Nov. 4 general election. Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann said Mississippi must make absentee ballots available to overseas military voters starting Sept. 20.
“Unless we’re ordered to the contrary, we’re going to follow the process,” Hosemann said after Tuesday’s meeting.
Sunherald
8/26/14
Magnolia Tribune
