Lawyers descend on Mississippi as vote counting continues in razor-thin Senate race
Summary
Democrat Scott Colom leads Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith by just under 2,000 votes as Mississippi continues counting ballots in its Senate race. Campaigns and voting groups have sent lawyers and volunteers to monitor the count, while the candidates’ sides dispute how affidavit ballots should be handled.Key Facts
- Mississippi was still counting ballots after the November 3 general election.
- Colom held a lead of just under 2,000 votes over Hyde-Smith.
- Voters who cast affidavit ballots because they lacked photo ID have five business days to show acceptable ID or submit a religious objection affidavit.
- The deadline for those voters is November 10, which is also the last day for mail-in ballots to arrive and be counted.
- Mississippi has no automatic recount law; a court can order a recount in response to a lawsuit involving a county or county election commission.
- The NRSC asked county election officials to separate and preserve affidavit ballots.
- Colom’s legal counsel said officials should follow ordinary procedures and not separate accepted affidavit ballots from other paper ballots.
- The NAACP urged county election commissions to follow state law during ballot counting and certification.
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