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News  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
October 1, 2020

Members drop bill to allow “no excuse in-person absentee voting” for November General Election

On September 30, Representative Jansen Owen (R) and co-sponsors Rep. Kent McCarty (R) and Shanda Yates (D) filed a bill that would allow for in-person, no excuse absentee voting in the upcoming November election. Currently in Mississippi, voters are only able to vote absentee if they can provide an excuse or reason for doing so.…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
October 1, 2020

Dept. of Public Safety says ‘Skip the Line’ now available statewide

The Mississippi Department of Public Safety’s ‘Skip the Line’ program is now available statewide. Public Safety Commissioner Sean Tindell said, “We are excited to announce that the “Skip the Line” program is now available statewide. The online appointment system has reduced the lines at our Driver Service Bureaus in Biloxi and Pearl. Customers are utilizing…