Tag: mississippi
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U.S. Supreme Court to hear oral arguments on legality of Mississippi's absentee ballot return law
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on March 23 in Watson v. Republican National Committee, a case challenging the legality of a Mississippi law that allows absentee ballots postmarked by Election Day to be counted if they are received up to five business days after the election. Mississippi is one of 14 states that…
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Mississippi has no open U.S. House districts this year — the sixth time since 2014
This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for the U.S. House of Representatives in Mississippi was Dec. 26, 2025. Fifteen candidates — nine Democrats and six Republicans — are running for Mississippi’s four U.S. House districts. That’s 3.8 candidates per district. There were three candidates per district in 2024, 5.8 in 2022, 3.8 in 2020,…
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Eleven states take action on federal school choice tax credit program in January
As of Jan. 26, 11 states had taken action this month to indicate participation in the federal school choice tax credit program. Twenty-one states in total have indicated participation in the program. Entities designated under each state's law to make elections on behalf of the state regarding federal tax benefits can decide to opt a…
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Three candidates are running in the Democratic primary for Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District on March 10, 2026
Incumbent Bennie Thompson (D), Evan Turnage (D), and Pertis Williams III (D) are running in the Democratic primary for Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District on March 10, 2026. Thompson and Turnage have led in media attention. The primary is similar to other Democratic primaries this cycle, in which older, long-serving incumbents face challenges from younger candidates…
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Governors in three states announce they've formally opted into U.S. school choice tax credit scholarship program
As of Jan. 21, 2026, three states have formally opted into the U.S. school choice tax credit scholarship program. States that have formally opted into the program are those that have submitted Form 15714, Advance Election to Participate Under Section 25F for 2027 to the U.S. Treasury. Virginia became the first state to do so…
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Election results from Dec. 2, 2025
On Dec. 2, 2025, elections were held in six states for 17 offices. The following states held elections: Georgia, Maine, Mississippi, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Tennessee. Georgia: In Georgia, elections took place for the Georgia House of Representatives, Atlanta City Council, and Atlanta Public Schools school board. In the special general election runoff for…
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Seven seats have changed partisan control in state legislative special elections this year
Three Nov. 4 special state legislative elections in Mississippi resulted in changes in partisan control from Republican to Democrat, one in the House and two in the Senate. Now seven special legislative elections in 2025 have resulted in changes in partisan control this year. The other four seats that changed party control this year were:…
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Roundup of state Medicaid work requirement legislation and ballot measures in 2024
Legislatures in two states — Kansas and Mississippi — considered but did not pass bills to expand Medicaid in 2024. Both bills would have included work requirements. Voters in one state — South Dakota — will decide a ballot measure to allow Medicaid work requirements on November 5. Background Ten states have not expanded Medicaid…
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Six states passed laws related to the restoration of voting rights for felons or voting by incarcerated individuals
Six states adopted new laws related to voting by individuals convicted of a felony or voting by incarcerated individuals, including two states with Republican trifectas that passed bills to restore voting rights to certain individuals convicted of a felony more quickly. In Oklahoma, Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) signed HB 1629 on May 13, restoring voting rights to people convicted…
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New rules for ballot return in three states with Republican trifectas among changes to absentee/mail-in voting
Three states with Republican trifectas added new definitions of who may return another voter's ballot in 2024. Idaho adopted H 599, which stipulates that only election officials, postal workers, common carrier employees, a person paid by the voter, a relative of the voter, a member of their household, or a caregiver may collect or deliver another…