JACKSON, Miss.—At 5:03 p.m. on the eve of the midterm elections today, Hinds County Circuit Clerk Zack Wallace texted from 601-236-9373 to registered voters in one of Mississippi’s most populous counties a reminder that the polls are open Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. “For voter information and polling locations, visit https://www.hindscountyms.com/elected-offices/circuit-clerk,” the text read. But that link is non-functional, opening instead to a blue screen with a small box in the middle reading: “U.S. NeXt: Website Coming Soon.”
This means that voters in Mississippi’s capital city of Jackson, which is 82% Black, are unable to access the county’s linked voter information page on the eve of Election Day.
The website has been down since at least Oct. 20, 2026, and the Hinds County Election Commission phone number has been disconnected since at least Oct. 21.
The Mississippi Free Press informed Hinds County on Oct. 20 that its website was, at the time, redirecting to a website belonging to a local mental health clinic. Later that same day, the website began taking browsers to a 404 error page; it now shows the “website coming soon” notice.
The Mississippi Free Press tried to call the Hinds County Circuit Clerk’s office about the faulty text link and the blue screen, but could not reach them. The phone rang for about two minutes before hanging itself up at 6:10 p.m. An attempt to call the Hinds County Board of Supervisors office at 5:34 p.m. yielded the same results.
Hinds County residents can view all verified poll locations in the MFP’s fact-checked Trusted Elections precinct mapping tool, as well as view a list of poll location changes in Hinds County.
Follow the Mississippi Free Press’ coverage of the 2026 elections and read past stories here.
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