State residents can vote in Mississippi’s 2015 General Election from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. today. Offices up for election this year include governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, attorney general and state senators and representatives.
Voters are required to present photo identification to vote in person. To find a voter booth near you, visit lafayettecoms.com.
The ballot will also feature Initiative Measure No. 42 and Alternative Measure No. 42a, concerning the state mechanisms for support and maintenance of free public schools.
The initiative is the sixth to be placed on the ballot since the initiative right was added to the state constitution in 1992.
The initiative would amend Section 201 of the Mississippi Constitution to require that the State provide an adequate and efficient system of free public schools. This concept was introduced by the Mississippi Adequate Education Program in 1997. This initiative would shift funding decisions from the Legislature to the court system.
The alternative measure is the first provided by the legislature since the adoption of the initiative system in Mississippi, according to the Clarion-Ledger.
