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U.S. President – Sen. John F. Kerry
Congress, 2nd District – Rep. Bennie Thompson
Congress, 3rd District – No endorsement
Supreme Court, District 1, Pos. 1 – William Waller Jr.
Supreme Court, District 1, Pos. 2 – James Graves Jr.
Election Commission – Sean Perkins (1), James Rice (2) Frank V. Figgers Jr. (3), Jan Hillegas (5)
Capital City Convention Center – Yes
Gay Marriage Amendment – No
Rankin County Liquor – Yes

Numbers to Take to the Polls:
Secretary of State’s Office Election Hotline
800-829-6786
Congressional Black Caucus Hotline — 800-784-2577
Attorney General’s Office — 601-359-4250
U. S. Department of Justice — 800-253-3931
MS Protection and Advocacy (For disabled assistance)
800-772-4057
Mississippi Department of Justice Election Hotline
1-866-OUR-VOTE
Jackson Free Press — 362-6121 ext. 2, 5 or 8

Poll Problems to Report:
1. Any voter intimidation including videotaping.
2. Party workers sitting at voting tables or harassing
voters in any way.
3. ID checks (other than first-time voters who registered by mail).
4. Alcohol consumption on site.
5. Campaign materials with 150 feet of polls.
6. Anyone not being allowed to cast a provisional ballot
7. Poll workers who refuse to assist voters.
8. Observing someone being turned away from the polls.
9. Poll workers or party reps approaching voting machines.
10. Voting machines that do not work.

Previous Comments

More phone numbers to take: The Mississippi Center for Justice is a nonpartisan group with an election hotline–1-866-OUR-VOTE. The Magnolia Bar Voter Protection Protocol is a partisan group working to benefit the Mississippi Democratic Party, the Justice James Graves campaign for Supreme Court, and Congressman Bennie Thompson. Their toll-free number is 1-877-944-1447. Anyone know others? Throw them on here quickly if so. ANYONE who tries to interview, or slow down, someone’s right to vote is scum of the earth. Let’s work together to make sure this crap doesn’t happen here.

#77893 | Author: DonnaLadd | Date: Nov 1 2004

I told you the cheat sheet was wrong. Karma came and bit you in the ass.

#77894 | Author: jlp | Date: Nov 3 2004

Mississippi native Donna Ladd and partner Todd Stauffer founded the Jackson Free Press in 2002 in the capital city. The heavily awarded local newspaper did many investigations heralded across the state and nation and served as a paper of record due to its diversity, inclusion, in-depth reporting and deep connection to readers and dedication to narrative change in and about Mississippi. In 2022, the nonprofit Mississippi Free Press, founded by Ladd and JFP Associate Publisher Kimberly Griffin in 2020, purchased the journalism assets and archives of the Jackson Free Press. A Google grant through AAN Publishers enabled Newspack's integration of the JFP archives into the Mississippi Free Press website to become part of a more searchable archive of recent Mississippi history and essential journalism.