Mississippi has seen a slight increase in the number of people listed on the rolls of active voters in the months leading up to next Tuesday's general election for governor and other offices. From April 1 through Oct. 1, roughly 33,000 people filled out voter-registration forms.
FILE - A Jackson State University student holds a sign stressing the importance of voting during a JSU Votes Civic Engagement Initiative on National Voter Registration Day, Sept. 19, 2023, on the Jackson, Miss., campus. According to information from the Mississippi Secretary of State’s Office, the number of registered voters in the state has remained steady during the months leading to the Nov. 7 election for governor and other offices. JACKSON, Miss.
The active voter count increased by 334 or 0.02%. Mississippi had about 1.92 million active voters as of Oct. 1.No. 11 Mississippi hosts Texas A&M in SEC West battle of stingy defensesMississippi gubernatorial contenders Reeves and Presley will have 1 debate to cap a tough campaign Inactive voters who show up to the proper precinct on Election Day or to the circuit clerk’s office during absentee in-person voting before the election may submit affidavit ballots. Those ballots are reviewed by local election commissioners to determine if they can be counted and if the voter can be returned to the active list.
House Bill 1310, signed by Republican Gov. Tate Reeves in April, requires counties to review the rolls each presidential election cycle. Anyone who has not voted since the previous primary election four years before must be moved to inactive status.
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