The Republican Party is demanding that Mississippi election officials “segregate and preserve” all provisional ballots cast in the midterms.

The Republican Party is demanding that Mississippi election officials “separate and preserve” all provisional ballots cast in the midterms — the first step in a likely bid to throw out votes in the state’s extremely close U.S. Senate race*.

The vote count is ongoing, and Democrat Scott Colom currently leads Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith ® by several hundred votes, with certification due by Nov. 13. His victory would represent a significant upset in the state’s Republican-dominated politics.

  • ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.worldEnglish
    35·
    2 days ago

    Would be funny if more of their own votes got thrown out because of this process and the Dem candidate’s lead increased.

      • humanspiral@lemmy.ca
        10·
        2 days ago

        large numbers of Mississippians were forced to vote by affidavit ballot after Secretary of State Michael Watson ® flagged 230,000 voter registrations as “inactive.”

        and if the “inactives” were targetted, then provisional/affidavit votes would just boost that lead.

    • 🌞 Alexander Daychilde 🌞@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      2 days ago

      I think they wouldn’t be surprised, but it’s worth a shot because if they do nothing, they lose; if they do this, they might lose or might win, so of course they’ll try. I’d want Dems trying any ethical challenges were it the other way.