GOP Officials Plotting To Rig Race For Mississippi Senate Seat?

[babylonsister]

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GOP Officials Plotting To Rig Race For Mississippi Senate Seat?
By Eric Kleefeld - September 9, 2008, 2:48PM


This seems like a big deal: Is the GOP trying to confuse voters and rig the election against the Democratic candidate in a hotly-contested race for a plum Senate seat?

It seems that way to quite a few people in Mississippi -- because the candidates for this election have now been placed in obscurity at the very bottom of the physical ballot that voters will see on Election Day.

In a move that could very well bring on a lawsuit, the state elections board -- controlled by the GOP -- today put the special election for Senate underneath even races for county offices and school boards. This was despite the fact that state law seems to clearly require placing federal races at the top of the ballot.

Placing a race like this at the bottom of the ballot could cause many lower-information voters to overlook it. Democrats feel this decision will disproportionately affect poorer voters who tend to vote Democratic, and furthermore that this was the whole point.

A statement from Democratic candidate Ronnie Musgrove implied that a lawsuit could be on the way. "We will win this election no matter where the Secretary of State puts it on the ballot," said Musgrove's campaign manager. "But this is about the law and they don't get to make up their own laws."

[Roland99]

1. Anyone surprised by this?

[Overseas]

3. Not surprised. But we want to observe the many anomalies.

To be aware of the many ways Republicans manipulate elections that are technically legal but designed to suppress Democratic votes.

[BOSSHOG]

2. Senate Seat(S)

Both senate seats will be on the ballot this year, Cochrans regular election and a special election to fill lotts vacated seat.

I'm in a quandry. Aren't conservatives "lower information voters?" Having little or no information or education is a conservative value.

Those waskily republicans won't fool me.

[babylonsister]

4. Fool me once... I hope the lawsuits flow! nt