Groups filed two lawsuits to help ensure that polling places stayed open long enough for residents to vote.
People in Mississippi's largest county are demanding answers about why some polling places ran out of ballots and voters had to wait for them to be replenished on the day the state was deciding its most competitive governor's race in a generation.
Nearly 40% of Mississippi residents are Black. Presley, who's a state utility regulator and second cousin of rock icon Elvis Presley, actively courted Black voters and needed strong support in majority-Black Hinds County, which is home to the capital city of Jackson. Hinds County administrator Kenny Wayne Jones said money should not have been the reason for a ballot shortage.
Wu filed suit on behalf of Mississippi Votes. She said several groups worked together on election observation to protect voters’ rights in Hinds County. The groups included Mississippi Votes, Poor People’s Campaign, Legal Defense Fund and Mississippi Center for Justice. One precinct in nearby Byram had no ballots for two hours while a second had just 25 to 30 ballots and a long line of voters, the group said. A third location ran out of ballots and poll workers told people to leave because the precinct would not receive more ballots and the workers would not allow voting by affidavit ballot, according to the filing.Hannah Hoang, 25, a college student, said she was busy Tuesday and went to vote just before the usual poll-closing time of 7 p.m.
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