What happened at 2:00 pm today at the Jackie Dole Sherrill Building
Delbert Hosemann gave a substantial talk regarding our coming election. The Secretary of State asked all potential candidates to send qualifying affidavits to the Secretary of State's office. This way, there will be an unofficial qualifying process. The Secretary of State has promised to issue a press release for each qualifying affidavit or political committee formation statement.
A list of candidates will not be available from the circuit clerks.
Spelling of names need not be exact, but should be attempted.
Poll workers will be allowed to assist persons with arthritis to write in votes.
I asked Secretary of State Hosemann how the military voters will be contacted. Mississippi has electronic ballots for the military, and some of them have already voted. I pointed out that yesterday, when I called Camp Shelby and spoke with a non-com at the MOC, they were not aware that Judge Thomas had died, much less that there was going to be a write-in election. Secretary Hosemann stated that they had notified the Adjutant General of the procedure yesterday. Lou Ellen Adams, our Circuit Clerk, told us that she had personally emailed everyone who had requested an absentee ballot with the information on Friday. I was pleased to hear that our service members will have the opportunity to cast a vote in this election.
I was not interviewed by WDAM on-site, but they told me to expect a call on Friday. Also, I was listening to Sid Salter at 3:50 pm, and Sid had some question about the mechanics of the election. I was privileged to call in and tell Sid what we had all learned at the meeting, how the election was going to proceed, and what the Secretary of State's office was going to do to educate the voter. Sid asked me if I was running, and I said yes. He let me make the announcement at the end of the 3 o'clock hour.
If I can get the audio for that, I will.
Thanks, Sid!
A list of candidates will not be available from the circuit clerks.
Spelling of names need not be exact, but should be attempted.
Poll workers will be allowed to assist persons with arthritis to write in votes.
I asked Secretary of State Hosemann how the military voters will be contacted. Mississippi has electronic ballots for the military, and some of them have already voted. I pointed out that yesterday, when I called Camp Shelby and spoke with a non-com at the MOC, they were not aware that Judge Thomas had died, much less that there was going to be a write-in election. Secretary Hosemann stated that they had notified the Adjutant General of the procedure yesterday. Lou Ellen Adams, our Circuit Clerk, told us that she had personally emailed everyone who had requested an absentee ballot with the information on Friday. I was pleased to hear that our service members will have the opportunity to cast a vote in this election.
I was not interviewed by WDAM on-site, but they told me to expect a call on Friday. Also, I was listening to Sid Salter at 3:50 pm, and Sid had some question about the mechanics of the election. I was privileged to call in and tell Sid what we had all learned at the meeting, how the election was going to proceed, and what the Secretary of State's office was going to do to educate the voter. Sid asked me if I was running, and I said yes. He let me make the announcement at the end of the 3 o'clock hour.
If I can get the audio for that, I will.
Thanks, Sid!
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