Election Day has not been without discrepancies in Mississippi, Secretary of State Michael Watson said.
In a noon update, Watson confirmed that his office’s elections hotline had received a high volume of calls and reports of several issues, including a precinct opening late and voting machines temporarily going offline. The Secretary of State’s website also experienced slow response times and connectivity issues at one point.
Despite the issues, Watson assured voters that there was no threat to election security in Mississippi.
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The secretary, after his team spoke with prospective voters statewide, reiterated that all Mississippians legally entitled to cast a ballot are encouraged to vote. Should a voter arrive at the precinct associated with his or her address and not be listed on the poll book, the voter should vote by affidavit ballot.
Watson added that as long as the voter is in the same county and is otherwise a registered voter, his or her vote counts and the voter registration will be updated.
“The couple of extra minutes needed for someone to cast an affidavit ballot is well worth the integrity the voter roll maintenance procedures add to our elections in Mississippi,” Watson said
Polls close at 7 p.m., but any voter in line before 7 p.m. is legally entitled to cast a ballot. County election officials will begin tabulating ballots at the closing of the polls.
As the results come in, SuperTalk Mississippi News will provide updates both on air and online. Live election results will be available here.
