Tuesday, April 16, 2024, 3:33 pm News Flash Archive

The polling places are open in all precincts in Leflore County until 7 pm this evening for a court-ordered special election.

On the ballot county-wide is the race for Chancery Clerk between incumbent Johnny Gary Jr. and challenger Debra Hibbler.

In Supervisor District 4, voters will also be asked to vote for incumbent Eric Mitchell or challenger and former supervisor Wayne Self. District 4 is made up of the North and South Itta Bena precincts, along with the Rising Sun and Southwest Greenwood precincts.

All registered voters in Leflore County are urged to go to the polls and cast their ballots before 7 pm tonight.

The special election was ordered by Special Judge Jess Dickinson after he threw out the previous election for Chancery Clerk and District 4 Supervisor, because of absentee ballot fraud and numerous other election law violations that took place in the August 2023 Democratic primary.

See our previous reporting here: Judge overturns Leflore County Chancery Clerk and Supervisor primaries, new elections ordered between Hibbler and Gary, Self and Mitchell

In early March, both Gary and later Mitchell sued in court to stop the special election, but the Mississippi Supreme Court ordered it to be held today. See our previous reporting here: MS Supreme Court overturns lower court order that halted the April 16 Leflore County Special Election; the election will now take place next Tuesday

Because there are only one or two races on today's special election ballot, voters will be able to vote very quickly. So far, the turnout is much lighter than in normal elections, as would be expected.

The results should be available this evening, unless the races are close, in which case the affidavit ballots could make a difference when they are counted starting tomorrow.

John Pittman Hey
The Taxpayers Channel

News Flash Archive