Mississippi Law does Not allow Absentee Voting by All People who have Health Conditions that might make them Vulnerable to COVID-19, the State Supreme Court ruled Friday Sept. 18th.
A Majority of Justices Reversed a Sept. 2nd Decision by Hinds County Chancery Judge, Denise Owens, saying she too Broadly Interpreted some Changes that Legislators made to State Law this year.
“Having a preexisting condition that puts a voter at a higher risk does not automatically create a temporary disability for absentee-voting purposes,” Justices wrote.
Rob McDuff is a Mississippi Center for Justice Attorney who Sued the State on behalf of People with Conditions including Kidney Disease and Diabetes. He said Friday that:
The Supreme Court Ruling does Allow Absentee Voting by People with Conditions that are Serious enough to be considered a Physical Disability.
Other Voting Rights Groups filed a similar Lawsuit Aug. 27th in Federal Court, arguing Mississippi’s Absentee Voting Restrictions put People at Risk amid the Pandemic.
They filed Additional Papers, Thursday Sept. 17th, asking a Judge to Block Two Requirements:
- That a Voter have Absentee Ballot Forms Notarized.
- That People have an Excuse to Vote Absentee, such as being Out-of-Town on Election Day.
Waiving the Excuse would Open Absentee Voting to many More People.
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