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Subscribe Now Learn MoreIn-Person Excused Voting Act passes Mississippi House, Senate. Will Governor sign it?
Mississippi lawmakers have agreed on a conference report that implements what they are calling the “In-Person Excused Voting Act.” The measure is a compromise between the House and Senate after negotiations broke down this session over an early voting proposal offered by State Senator Jeremy England (R). England, the Senate Elections Committee Chairman, had sought to pass an early voting bill that would allow for no excuse, 15-day voting prior to an Election Day, effectively ending the need for absentee voting in Mississippi. Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune.
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From Scarcity to Safety
Mitigating Turnover Among Local Election Officials
By Yuguo Liao, PhD, Associate Professor of Political Science and Public Policy Administration, University of Missouri-St. Louis and
David C. Kimball, PhD, Professor of Political Science, University of Missouri-St. Louis
Local election officials (LEOs) are vital to maintaining trust and efficiency in the democratic process. However, turnover intentions among LEOs are concerningly high, with environmental challenges like resource scarcity and safety concerns significantly influencing decisions to leave their positions.
In the work our University of Missouri-St. Louis team conducted in conjunction with the Elections & Voting Information Center (EVIC) and EVIC’s principal researchers Paul Gronke, PhD, (Reed College) and Paul Manson, PhD, (Center for Public Service at Portland State University), we studied resource scarcity and safety concerns and their impact on LEOs’ decisions about leaving their positions. The EVIC team helped facilitate our work by integrating some of our research questions into their 2024 EVIC Local Election Official Survey.
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