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Two young men helped the Hinds County Election Commission unload voting equipment and organize it within their warehouse on Weds., Nov. 4, 2026, in Jackson, Mississippi. MFP Photo by Grace Marion

Hinds County election officials are unsure when all of the county’s affidavit votes will be counted. Hinds County Election Commission Chair Yvonne Robinson Ford explained that the county has 108 voter precincts, which are divided among the election commissioners based on their respective districts. As a result, each commissioner is responsible for accounting for each affidavit ballot in each voter precinct within their district.

Capital Bureau Reporter Grace E. Marion is covering the capital city, Jackson, as well as surrounding rural, urban and suburban areas in Hinds County, Madison County and Rankin County. She is a reporter and photojournalist with a passion for narrative writing and investigative reporting. Her work as a journalist has earned her coverage in publications like the Columbia Journalism Review, the Hechinger Report, and the Student Press Law Center. Grace is a member of the Investigative Reporters & Editors (IRE) and the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ).

Grace graduated from the University of Mississippi School of Journalism and New Media in 2022 with a degree in print and broadcast journalism, and from the University of California at Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism in 2024.