PERRY – Success of voter ID drive
The Mississippi Republican Party is preparing to announce the successful gathering of more than 100,000 signatures in an initiative to put photo voter-ID onto the statewide ballot in 2011. A press conference presenting the certified signatures to the Office of the Secretary of State is anticipated for Thursday, February 11.
“This just goes to show what we can accomplish when everyone is working together on the same page,” Mississippi Republican Party Chairman Brad White said of Republican efforts. “Two groups deserve the most credit for making this possible: the Tea Party activists across the state, and the local Republican Party county chairmen and their committees. These activists and volunteers went door to door, set up tables at events and festivals, and poured hundreds of work hours into this project to ensure Mississippians will have the opportunity to vote for photo voter-ID.”
Voter-ID activists had a year from the filing of the initiative by its sponsor Senator Joey Fillingane (R-Sumrall). The deadline for completion is Sunday, February 14.
Madison County Journal
2/10/10
