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[MS-Sen] Don't hide it
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Sep 09, 2008 02:13pm |
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| Category | Editorial |
| News Date | Tuesday, September 9, 2008 08:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Yet while the Cochran-Fleming race will be near the top of the Nov. 4 ballot, just below the presidential contest, there's a chance the Wicker-Musgrove race will be at the bottom below local races. The reason: The latter is a special election, and there's some ambiguity in the law about where it should fall on the ballot.
The state Election Commission - consisting of Gov. Haley Barbour, Attorney General Jim Hood and Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann will make the decision. Hood, citing precedent, said the Wicker-Musgrove race should follow the Cochran-Fleming matchup on the ballot. They're both U.S. Senate races, after all, and logically should be grouped together near the top of the ballot and before local elections. Hosemann, the state's chief elections officer, said last week he's still studying the matter.
If the law allows any latitude at all, the decision ought to be a no-brainer. The most important race other than the presidency to be voted on by Mississippians that day should be in the most prominent place possible on the ballot. The only plausible reason for anyone to want it near the bottom is the hope that some voters will overlook it or just not take the time to finish their ballot. |
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