Lawsuit calls Mississippi's way of choosing governors racist
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) ” In 1890, as white politicians across the South cracked down on the black population with Jim Crow laws, Mississippi inserted into its constitution an unusually high bar for getting elected governor or winning any other state office.The provision, which remains in force to this day, says candidates must win not only a majority of the popular vote ” that is, more than 50% ” but also a majority of the state’s 122 House districts.On Thursday, more than a […]
