Relevant because at the time of posting to statewide senate racebis separated by less than 100 votes.
You also can’t make a citizen lead constitutional amendment vote in Mississippi anymore.
When I lived there, MS when from 5 districts to 4 districts in 2000. The state constitution says to get equal signatures from all 5 districts (12% total of the total vote in the last gubernatorial election). Voter ID and gay marriage restrictions were among the ones that passed.
Then come an amendment in 2020 to legalize medical marijuana for anything a doctor says is allowed. This passed with 70% of the popular vote. They also got signatures of 25% in all the new districts and 20% in the old districts (with much room for error). This was challeneged by the richest county mayor in MS, and the state Supreme Court sided with the mayor saying that “oh yea, you can’t get this because we no longer have 5 districts” rather than going with the heart of the law.
Did they immediately repeal the voter ID one? Hell no. They even said they’d pass one legislatively if it was challenged. It’s been 6 years. Do you think they have gotten a new constitutional amendment process on the books? Hell no! MS government hates its citizens with a passion, mostly because it’s 30% African American.
I’m so glad I left in 2022.
Seems like that “no recounts” rule is probably gonna be challenged up to the Supreme Court (of the US, not MS), regardless of who technically wins the election
States get to run their own elections?
That is part of how elections are run in the US, yes. There is, by design, no centralized federal voting system.
That’s in the constitution. And we’re glad for it it Trump would have rigged it.
How? States manage their elections, not the Fed?
The same way any case gets to them. The loser sues and the civil case gets appealed repeatedly.
I guess anything can get to the supreme court that way. The supreme court has been rejecting all election cases though
Bush v Gore was a notable and shameful exception. They are ignoring Trump’s recent temper tantrum filings because he’s asking for way too much for even the crazy corrupt Alito and Thomas to abide. But don’t kid yourself, they will forsake what few principles they have in a heartbeat if it suits them.
If the one seat would make a difference in the majority then they would throw any principles aside. If the one seat isn’t going to make them any safer they will pretend to have standards.
Look into what happened in the 2000 election around Florida, and how the SC got involved
I’m glad you reassured me of things I don’t care about
Yes, this post was definitely addressed and sent to you specifically
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