Mississippi Scrutinizes Up to 20,000 Ballots as Colom Holds 1,800-Vote Senate Lead
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Updated · CNN · Nov 6
Mississippi Scrutinizes Up to 20,000 Ballots as Colom Holds 1,800-Vote Senate Lead
3 articles · Updated · CNN · Nov 6
Summary
Up to 20,000 absentee and provisional ballots remain under review in Mississippi, where Democrat Scott Colom led Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith by about 1,800 votes late Thursday.
Tuesday is the deadline for voters to cure ID problems on provisional ballots and for counties to receive timely postmarked absentee ballots; counties must certify results by Nov. 13, with statewide certification due Dec. 3.
50-plus GOP attorneys and observers have been deployed statewide, while Colom says he has an "army of lawyers" and national Democratic resources ready for challenges over ballot handling.
82 counties are being watched by NAACP volunteers focused on preventing disenfranchisement, especially for Black voters, as many provisional ballots are rejected for wrong-precinct voting rather than missing ID.
Hinds County, home to Jackson, is sorting through hundreds of affidavit ballots in public view, underscoring how a rare Mississippi cliffhanger could shape Democrats' Senate majority next year.