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Mississippi voters who have pre-existing health conditions “that cause COVID-19 to present a greater risk of severe illness or death” still must vote in person in the Nov. 3 election unless that illness qualifies as a “physical disability,” the Mississippi Supreme Court ruled today.
Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson (pictured), along with Attorney General Lynn Fitch, are targets of a new legal demand for an injunction to stop them from blocking absentee ballots for Mississippi voters with underlying conditions that make serious COVID-19 infection or death more likely.
Mississippians with medical conditions that cause higher risk for COVID-19 infection and death are suing the State of Mississippi over stringent rules that block them from voting absentee.
Mississippi voters with pre-existing conditions who have “a higher risk of severe illness or death” if they contract COVID-19 while voting in person should not be allowed to vote absentee, the State’s attorney general and secretary of state said in a court filing today.
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