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February 27, 2008

Voter interest in ’08 congressional races seems extremely low

The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 2/27/8 Mississippi voters will go to the polls in the March 11 party primary elections in less than two weeks to choose a new congressional delegation – and voter apathy about that task appears to be at stunning levels. In places where politics is normally “cussed and discussed,” in recent months the…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
February 27, 2008

Senate passes weakened version of Hosemann’s election package

The Sun Herald, 2/27/8 A weakened version of a wide-ranging elections bill passed the Senate on Tuesday after two hours of debate. The legislation, which is supported by Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann, was designed to make sweeping changes in the state’s election process. But lawmakers revised to the bill by stripping out provisions that…