Mississippi Covid Legal Information
We drew these resources principally from Justin Levitt's list of COVID-19 election cases, Standford-MIT Healthy Elections Project COVID-Related Election Litigation Tracker, and the National Center for State Legislatures' COVID-19 and 2020 Primary Elections page.
Litigation Tracker
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Oppenheim v. Watson
Topics
Vote by Mail
Status
Granted in Part, Denied in Part on 9/2
Date Filed
11/08/2020
Court
Mississippi Chancery Court, Hinds County
Description
Challenge to vote by mail restrictions.
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Parham v. Watson
Topics
Vote by Mail
Status
Pending
Date Filed
27/08/2020
Court
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi
Description
Challenge to the notary requirement for voting by mail.
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Executive Actions
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Executive Order No. 1461
Topics
Election Postponement
Date Filed
20/03/2020
Description
The Governor and Secretary of State postponed state primary runoff election until June 23.
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