Jonathan Hester was one of the millennials who came to cast his ballot at Fire Station #3 at 6:48 a.m. on Tuesday. With a triple minor in music, business administration and religious studies, Hester said he came out to vote because he has classes all day and wanted to get voting out of the way. “More than ever before we are voting against candidates rather than voting...
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Dear Editor: Mississippi’s Party Primary election is next Tuesday, March 8, 2016. You will have the opportunity to cast a ballot for the President of the United States and for your Congressmen in either the Democratic Party primary or the Republican Party primary. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. For President of the United States, there are 13 Republican candidates...
My stepfather doesn’t think that voting matters. He’s thoroughly convinced the “powers that be” have already decided who will win both nominations and who will ultimately be the next commander-in-chief of the United States. He’s not alone. In the United States, a significant number of people don’t vote. According to the Center for Study of the American Electorate,...
