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Ulterior motive for killing voter ID?
Billy Hewes has acknowledged to being instrumental in killing a voter ID bill in this year’s session of the Legislature after it appeared that a compromise bill was going to settle that long contentious issue.
Miss. makes initiative process for amendments difficult
That a voter identification initiative won't make it on the 2010 ballot is likely of no surprise to its Republican Party sponsors or Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann, who delivered the message to legislative leaders this past week.
Hosemann: Voter ID likely on Mississippi ballot in 2011
Mississippi’s top election official says a voter-identification initiative is more likely to appear on statewide ballots in 2011 rather than 2010.
GOP needs more signatures for voter ID bill
With an Oct. 7 deadline approaching, Mississippi Republican Party Chairman Brad White said Friday about 35,000 signatures have been verified on a petition for a 2010 ballot initiative to require voters to show identification.
GOP assisting voter ID petition
Mississippi's chief Republican hit the road Monday, kicking off a statewide speaking tour to promote work on a voter ID ballot initiative.
GOP to stage push for voter ID laws
Mississippi Republicans hope to use a ballot initiative to enact voter identification laws, the source of bitter political fighting with Democrats for years.
Miss. voter ID moves forward
A chancery judge has declined a Mississippi lawmaker’s request for a judgment on how signatures should be collected to put a voter identification initiative on the statewide ballot.
Voter ID filed for 2011 in Mississippi
Fillingane, R-Sumrall, has filed an initiative with the Mississippi Secretary of State office, that if successful, would let the state's voters decide whether they should have to show identification at the polls.
