Mississippi could soon join the vast majority of states that offer some form of early voting or no-excuse absentee voting. ...

Tate Reeves has set special elections to replace two members of the Mississippi House of Representatives who died in 2024. On Friday, the governor's office set special election dates for ...

President Biden pre-emptively pardoned Mississippi Rep. Bennie Thompson, chair of the House Jan. 6 committee, hours before ...

Here is a look at who has filed to run in the municipal elections in Southaven, Olive Branch, Horn Lake and Hernando.

It might feel like Mississippi holds elections just about every year, and 2025 is no different. Here's when DeSoto residents ...

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Jenifer Branning, R-Philadelphia, winning her race to become a Mississippi Supreme Court Justice for the Central District. There will also be special elections stemming for a federally mandated ...

A Mississippi Freedom Trail marker in Canton honors Flonzie Brown Wright. Wright was the first African American female ...

Conservative judges have chipped away at voting rights and put the Voting Rights Act through renewed stress over the last ...

several special elections are slated to take place due to the passing of two-House members and Sen. Jenifer Branning, R-Philadelphia, winning her race to become a Mississippi Supreme Court Justice for ...