Mississippi could drop Jim Crow-era statewide voting process
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) ” Mississippi just ditched its Confederate-themed state flag. Later this year, the state’s voters will decide whether to dump a statewide election process that dates to the Jim Crow era.Facing pressure from a lawsuit and the possibility of action from a federal judge, legislators are putting a state constitutional amendment on the ballot in November.The amendment would simplify elections for governor and other statewide officials by erasing an Electoral […]
