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.

  • LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    The comical thing is that 49 states have written laws pertaining to automatically doing a recount if the numbers are this close. Kind of like Florida did in 2000. Mississippi is that 1 of 50 states that does not have one.

    So without proven fraud, I can’t see why a judge would give a warrant to recount them

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      2 days ago

      So without proven fraud, I can’t see why a judge would give a warrant to recount them

      Loyal bootlicking Red judge in red state. That’s all they need