Thursday, July 28, 2011assets.matchbin.com/sites/975/assets/1MSQ_electionguide...2 Thursday, July 28, 2011 The Vicksburg Post Party nominees for state, county races to be chosen Tuesday

THE VICKSBURG POSTT h u r s d a y, J u ly 28, 2011

INSIDE:Three countywide positions unopposedPage 2

Two supervisors face party challenges in primary ballotingPage 2

Governor’s race leads balloting across statePage 3

Battles for 3 countywideseats begin TuesdayPage 4

Eminent domain, personhood, voter ID on ballots this yearPage 11

Sample ballots for Republicans, DemocratsPage 12

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2 Thursday, July 28, 2011 The Vicksburg Post

Party nominees for state, county races to be chosen TuesdayMississippi voters head to the polls

Tuesday to choose party nominees for a slew of contested offices on the state, county and district levels.

Necessary runoffs will be Aug. 23, and the general election will be Nov. 8.

Eight statewide offices are up for elec-tion — governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, attorney general, state treasurer, state auditor, secretary of agri-culture and commissioner of insurance. Term limits and a retirement assure that four of the eight will have new occupants in 2012. Multiple candidates also are vying for the state’s six regionally based transportation and public service com-mission districts.

Elections in the 122-member Missis-sippi House of Representatives and 54-member state Senate are being held this year under the same district lines as in 2003 and 2007. Redrawing the state’s legislative maps to address population

shifts measured in the 2010 census is expected to top lawmakers’ agenda in 2012.

Candidates also will be selected to head county courthouse departments in all 82 Mississippi counties. In Warren County, five of seven offices elected countywide are contested, as well as all five seats on the Board of Supervisors.

In all, 38 candidates filed to run in this year’s county-level elections, up from the 26 who ran locally in 2007.

New district maps for the five supervi-sor districts and three justice court dis-tricts are under review by the Depart-ment of Justice, in accordance with federal voting rights law.

The new term begins Jan. 3 for legisla-tors, Jan. 5 for statewide offices and Jan. 10 for governor.

Three voter-driven constitutional ini-tiatives will accompany general election contests in November. They deal with

whether voters should be required to show a photo identification in order to vote, the definition of a person, and the

scope of state and local government’s powers of taking property through emi-nent domain.

Contested races for seats on the Warren County Board of Super-visors feature two chal-lenges to incumbents in Tuesday’s primary and a slew of independents awaiting party nomi-nees in November.

In District 1, three-term super-visor David McDon-ald is opposed for the Republi-can nod by John Arnold, a real estate broker, and Joe Chan-nell, a business-man.

In 2007, Arnold lost the GOP primary to McDonald by 17 votes out of 1,979 votes cast in a race decided by a manual recount.

The winner faces indepen-dents Reed Birdsong, county permit-ting offi-cer, and Jerry Briggs, chief of the Culkin Volun-teer Fire Depart-ment, in the gen-eral election. District 1 covers north-eastern Warren County.

District 2 Supervisor William Banks faces Tommie Rawlings for the Dem-ocratic nod in the north Vicksburg district. Rawlings, a member of the Vicksburg Board of Zoning Appeals, lost to Banks four years ago as an independent. Banks was first elected in 2005.

The winner faces independent De Reul and Republican Trey Smith, a Culkin volunteer firefighter, in the general election. Smith is unopposed

in the primary. District 2 covers north Vicks-burg and northwest Warren County, includ-ing Eagle Lake.

District 3 Supervisor Charles Selmon seeks a fifth term represent-ing central Vicksburg on the county board, opposed on the general election ballot by the area’s school district trustee, James Stirgus Jr., an independent. Four years ago, Stirgus lost the Democratic pri-mary to Selmon. The district takes in areas between China Street and Interstate 20 and stretches east to East Clay Street and south to Bazinsky Road.

In District 4, incumbent Bill Lauder-dale, an independent, tries for another term against Democrat Casey Fisher, a minister and retired Postal Service employee. Fisher is unopposed in the primary. Lauderdale has held the seat for 20 of the past 24 years. The district covers southwest Warren County, including parts of south Vicksburg.

Four independents vie for the Dis-trict 5 seat in the general election, including longtime incumbent and

board presi-dent Richard George.

George, the dis-trict’s repre-sentative for 16 of the past 20 years, faces J.W. Carroll, a retired electrical contrac-tor, Joe Wooley, who is making his fourth run for the supervi-sor seat, and Ellis Tillot-son, a local farmer. District 5 covers south-east Warren County, including parts of south Vicksburg.

BillLauderdale

CaseyFisher

RichardGeorge

J.W.Carroll

JoeWooley

EllisTillotson

JohnArnold

JoeChannell

ReedBirdsong

JerryBriggs

DeReul

TreySmith

DavidMcDonald

WilliamBanks

CharlesSelmon

TommieRawlings

JamesStirgus Jr.

In Warren County, the county prosecu-tor, district attorney, coroner, three jus-tice court judges and three constables are the only local positions left unchal-lenged in this year’s voting.Those incumbents are:• 9th Circuit District Attorney Ricky

Smith, a Democrat first elected in 2007• Warren County Prosecutor Richard

Johnson, an independent first elected in 2003

• Warren County Coroner Doug Huskey, an independent first elected in 2006

• Northern District Justice Court Judge Eddie Woods, a Republican first elected

in 2003• Central District Justice Court Judge

James Jefferson Jr., a Democrat first elected in 2010

• Southern District Justice Court Judge Jeff Crevitt, a Democrat first elected in 2009

• Northern District Constable Glenn Mc-Kay, an independent first elected in 1983

• Central District Constable Randy Naylor, a Democrat first elected in 2007

• Southern District Constable John Heg-gins, a Democrat first elected in 1983

3 countywide, 6 district positions unopposed

Two supervisors face party challenges in primary balloting

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Governor’s race leads balloting across stateA dozen candidates are

running to become Mis-sissippi’s 64th governor, while the hottest com-petition for lieutenant governor will be seen in Tuesday’s results.

Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant has four opponents in his bid for the Republi-can nod to suc-ceed term-lim-ited Gov. Haley Barbour. They include Dave Dennis, a former Federal Reserve board member, of Gulf-port; James Broad-water, a former state Department of Revenue employee, of Byram; Hudson Holliday, a Pearl River County supervisor, of Pop-larville; and Ron Williams, a business-man, of Moss Point.

Democratic primary voters will choose a nominee from four candidates — Bill Luckett, a businessman, of Clarksdale; Hattiesburg Mayor Johnny DuPree; Guy Dale Shaw, a former Yalobusha

County tax assessor, of Cof-feeville; and Wil-liam Comp-t o n , a Meridian teacher.

Party primary victors advance t o t h e Nov. 8 general election ballot, which will fea-ture independent Wil-liam D. Oatis of Silver Creek, Shawn O’Hara of Hattiesburg and Bobby A. Kearan of Rankin County. O’Hara and Kearan claim the Reform Party label. O’Hara is also on the ballot for trea-surer, an office he sought in 2007.

For lieu-tenant governor, Republi-can pri-mary voters

will choose between State Trea-surer Tate Reeves and state Sen. Billy Hewes of

Gulfport. The winner advances to face Tracella Lou O’Hara Hill of Hattiesburg and Lisa Barfield-McCarty of Pearl. Both claim the Reform Party label.

In Mississippi, lieutenant governors preside over the state Senate. No Dem-ocrats filed to run for the office this year.

William D.Oatis

TateReeves

BillyHewes

ShawnO’Hara

Bobby A.Kearan

BillLuckett

JohnnyDuPree

Guy DaleShaw

WilliamCompton

HudsonHolliday

RonWilliams

DaveDennis

JamesBroadwater

PhilBryant

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Five of seven countywide offices up for grabsTurn-

over could be mas-sive in Warren County govern-ment in Tues-day’s primary and in the Nov. 8 general election, as five of seven offices elected county-wide are chock full of challeng-ers.

Six are run-ning for chancery clerk to suc-ceed 12-year incumbent Dot McGee, who is retiring this year. Vicksburg City Clerk Walter Osborne Jr. is the lone Democrat in the race, while three Republicans appear on the primary ballot. They are Dawn Cain Barnes, a dental hygienist; Donna Farris Hardy, a retired health care administrator; and Doug Whittington, Vicksburg city accountant.

Primary winners face two indepen-dents, Alecia Ashley, a legal assis-

tant; and Gene Thomp-son, a retired forester who ran for county super-visor in District 5 in 1999.

The race for circuit clerk also fea-tures six candi-dates, including two con-tested prima-ries.

Two-term incum-bent Shelly Ashley-Palmer-tree is opposed for the Demo-cratic nod by Preston Balthrop, an auto sales manager. On the Republican ballot, Bill Jeffers, a Vicksburg police

officer, faces David Sharp, a teacher in the Vicksburg Warren School District. Primary winners face inde-pendents Jan Hyland Daigre, a former school district trustee, and Robert Terry, a real estate broker associate.

Ashley-Palmer-tree was unop-posed in 2007 after winning the office four years earlier, succeed-ing her father, Larry Ashley, who retired after four terms.

Five are in the race to succeed retir-ing Tax Assessor Richard Holland. Two candidates vie for the Demo-cratic nod, Angela Brown, an 11-year appraiser in the tax assessor’s office, and Gary Lick, a former businessman making his third run for public office.

The winner faces independents Ben Luckett, an appraiser and 15-year employee of the tax assessor’s office; Doug Tanner, a local jeweler; and Republican Mike Caruthers, a local

busi-nessman unop-posed in the GOP primary.

Tax Collector Antonia Flaggs Jones, a Democrat, faces Republican Patty Mekus, an employee of Vicksburg Catholic School, in the general elec-tion, as neither has a primary oppo-nent. Flaggs Jones is running for her first full term, having taken office without opposition in a 2009 special election after 15-year incumbent Pat Simrall retired.

Sheriff Martin Pace, an independent, is being challenged by former deputy Bubba Comans, who entered the Democratic primary. Pace is running for a fourth full term and was unop-posed four years ago.

MikeCaruthers

Shelly Ashley-Palmertree

WalterOsborne Jr.

Dawn CainBarnes

Donna FarrisHardy

DougWhittington

AleciaAshley

GeneThompson

MartinPace

BubbaComans

AntoniaFlaggs Jones

PattyMekus

BenLuckett

DougTanner

AngelaBrown

GaryLick

Jan HylandDaigre

RobertTerry

BillJeffers

DavidSharp

PrestonBalthrop

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On November 8th,Vote James E. Jefferson

Justice Court Judge

★★★★★★★★★★★

Thank you Vicksburg for your votes!★★★★★★★★★★★★

YOUR JUSTICE COURT JUDGE : Fair, Honest & ReliableTHANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT

Paid for and approved by James E. Jefferson, Jr.

James E. Jefferson, Jr.Keep

The bailiff has a number of specific statutory duties and responsibilities that must be carried out to ensure a lawful, peaceful, and orderly elec-tion. The duties include the following:1. To see that a space of thirty (30) feet in every direction from the polls

or the room in which the election is held is kept clear of all persons except: (a) election officials, (b) voters waiting to cast their ballots, (c) candidates or one representative of each candidate, and (d) two chal-lengers selected by each political party (at General and Special Elec-tions only). (Miss. Code Ann. §§23-15-245 and 577)

Election officials must assign each candidate or candidate’s authorized representative a suitable position from which he/she may carefully in-spect the manner in which the election is being held. A candidate or a candidate’s authorized representative must be allowed to challenge the qualification of any person offering to vote. (Miss. Code Ann. §23-15-577)

The bailiff must ensure that no candidate or candidate’s authorized representative moves about the polling place greeting voters or in any

way tries to influence any voter or interfere with the orderly election process.2. To see that no one distributes or posts campaign literature within one

hundred and fifty (150) feet of any entrance to the building in which an election is being held. (Miss. Code Ann. §23-15-895)

3. To arrest all persons creating any disturbance in and about the poll-ing place. (Miss. Code Ann. §23-15-241)

4. To see that registered voters who have not voted and who want to vote have unobstructed access to the polls. (Miss. Code Ann. §23-15-241)

5. To call upon anyone present at the polling place to assist the bailiff in seeing that the laws pertaining to the polling place are enforced. (Miss. Code Ann. §23-15-245) If necessary, the bailiff should contact local law enforcement officials for assistance in enforcing the law.

Source: MississippiSecretary of State


Voter assistanceBefore receiving assistance in

marking a ballot, voters must first request assistance from poll man-agers. The managers must be sat-isfied that the voter is either blind, physically disabled, or illiterate and needs assistance marking a ballot. (O’Neal v. Simpson, 350 So. 2d 998, 1009 [Miss. 1977])

Any voter who declares to the managers of the election that he re-quires assistance to vote by reason of blindness, disability or inability to read or write may be given as-sistance by a person of the voter’s choice other than the voter’s em-ployer, or agent of that employer, or officer or agent of the voter’s union. (Miss. Code Section 23-15-549)

Generally, voters’ declarations are honored unless it clearly appears to the managers that the declaration is untrue.

Curbside VotingA voter not casting an absentee

ballot and who drives, or is driven, to the polling place, but is unable to enter the structure where the actual voting is taking place may be provided necessary assistance in voting if the managers, in exer-cising sound discretion, determine that the voter is actually at the poll-ing place. (Attorney General’s Opin-ion, July 1, 1959, Biennial Report, p. 23)

The practice is in accord with the Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act of 1984.

•PROHIBITIONS AGAINST CAMPAIGNING AT THE POLLSGeneral prohibitions

It shall be unlawful for any candi-

date for an elective office, or any representative of such candidate, or for any proponent or opponent of any constitutional amendment, lo-cal issue or other measure printed on the ballot to post or distribute cards, posters or other campaign literature within one hundred fifty (150) feet of any entrance of the building wherein any election is being held. It shall be unlawful for any candidate or a representative named by him in writing to appear at any polling place while armed or uniformed, nor shall he display any badge or credentials except as may be issued by the manager of the polling place. (Miss. Code Section 23-15-895)

Wearing T-shirtsThe term “campaign literature” has

also extended to T-shirts, which the Secretary of State’s Office has said must be covered or removed be-

fore a voter comes within 150 feet of entrances to polling places.

As used in this section, the term “local issue” means any issue that may be voted on in a local issue election — including bond issues, local option topics, and the levy of additional ad valorem taxes.

•

Use of sample ballotsIndividual voters may bring sam-

ple ballots into polling places for their own use as reminders of can-didates for whom they intend to vote. A voter, however, cannot be permitted to use the sample ballot as campaign literature in attempt-ing to influence other voters inside the polling place.

Source: MississippiSecretary of State

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Claiborne sheriff, supervisors face opposition in primaries

Sheriff’s, supervisors’ races are full in Sharkey County

Claiborne County Sheriff Frank Davis is challenged by two opponents in Tues-day’s primary, heading up a list of con-tested races that includes all five incum-bents on the Board of Supervisors.

Davis, first elected in 1979, is opposed by Calvin Lewis and Marvin Lucas. Lewis ran second to Davis four years ago as an independent. Willie Earl Edwards has filed as an independent and will face the primary winner Nov. 8.

All primary races in Claiborne County are on the Democratic side. The contests are between:• District 1 Supervisor Allen Burks and

Anna Laura “Cush” Wiliams. The winner faces independent Tammy Lightfoot Harris.

• District 2 Supervisor Michael “Pop” Wells and Charlie “Chuck” Norrell Sr. The winner faces independent Tommy Lee King.

• District 3 Supervisor Mott Headley Jr. and Edwin A. Smith. The winner takes the seat.

• District 4 Supervisor Ronald Shoul-ders and Patricia Crowder Chambliss.

The winner faces independent Nora Grigsby Turner.

• District 5 Supervisor Charles Shorts and Daniel L. Porter. The winner takes the seat. Shorts defeated Porter by eight votes four years ago.Another contested primary is for Clai-

borne County superintendent of educa-tion, where Dr. Anna Kilcrease faces the Rev. Elijah Coach Brown. The winner faces independent “DR JO” Ann Collins Smith. For justice court, Western Dis-trict incumbent Jimmy Ellis faces Hollis “Lang” Purviance. Eastern District judge Daniel Lucas facing Thomas A. Smith Jr., with the winner faces independent Stella Neal Moore. Constables Roosevelt Dotson and Edward “Goose” Goods are opposed — Dotson by Berthum Allen and Goods by Rickey Neal, with the winner facing Richard Moore.

Unopposed are Circuit Clerk Sammie Good, Chancery Clerk Gloria Dotson, County Prosecutor Michael Keyton, County Surveyor Grady Wayne Ander-son, Coroner J.W. Mallett and Tax Assessor/Collector Diane Davaul.

In Sharkey County, Sheriff Lindsey Adams Jr. faces three Democrats in the primary, while 23 candidates are running for five supervi-sor posts.

Adams is opposed by Derrick O. Smith, Johnny Spand and Cardell Hughes. The winner faces indepen-dent Winford Nash.

Primary races on the county board feature:• District 1 Supervisor

Bill Newsom and Patrick Pickle. The winner takes the seat.

• District 2 Supervi-sor Melvin Jones and C.P. Clay and Leroy Smith Jr. The winner faces independents Ellis Stuart, Christopher Booker and Eugene Lane Jr.

• District 3 Supervisor Samuel Mat-thews and Eldredge Walker. The winner takes the seat.

• Three Democrats are vying to replace District 4 incumbent Joe D. King, who isn’t seeking re-elec-tion. The primary fea-tures Ronald Hargrave, Tommy Ewing and Jessie Mason with the winner to face independents James Bolden, King T.

Evans Jr., Ray Duke Sr. and Jimmie Holmes.

• District 5 Supervisor Willie Smith against Carl Ford Sr., Kenneth Hen-drix and Lillie Bell Pittman. The winner faces indepen-

dents Mose Robinson and Melvin Young who, along with District 4 chal-

lenger Evans in District 4, is a South Delta School District board member.

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Joe ChannellDistrict 1 Supervisor

in the Republican Primary

• Born in Vicksburg in 1962 and a lifelong resident of Warren County.

• Graduated Warren Central High School in 1980.• Married to Melisa Channell for 23 years.• Two children, Katie - 14 and Ethan - 6.• Self-employed businessman since 1996.• Over 20 years experience operating a successful

business.• Member of Bovina Baptist Church.• Coach for VGSA and VSO - Our children are the

future for our community and our state.• A family man with strong family values.

If Elected I will stand for:• No tax increases placed on the taxpayers

of Warren County.• Strong support of the Warren County.

Sheriff’s Dept. and Deputies.• Getting spending under control and being accountable

for Warren County’s tax dollars.• A willingness to represent all the people

of Warren County.• Positive action moving forward in

Warren County’s jail problem.• A willingness to work with Vicksburg - Warren CountySchool Board to put discipline and respect back in our Jr.

High Schools.• Thank you for your support.

Paid for by Joe Channell, candidate for District 1 Supervisor

On August 2nd, vote forin t


WARREN COUNTY PRECINCTSDistrict 1(Vote at Bradley Chapel United Methodist Church, Russelville Road; Redwood Elemen-tary, 100 Redwood Road; Bovina School, 5 Willow Creek Drive; Sherman Avenue School, 2147 Sherman Ave.)Precinct Precinct Housenumber name district113 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oak Ridge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 123 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Redwood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54133 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bovina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56133A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bovina A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54133B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bovina B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85133C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bovina C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56135 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Culkin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54135A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Culkin A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54135B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Culkin B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56135C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Culkin C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

District 2(Vote at Rolling Acres Community Center, 131 Elizabeth Circle; Triumph Ministries Cen-ter, 200 R.L. Chase Circle; Spring Hill M.B. Church, 815 Mission 66; Vicksburg Auditorium, 901 Monroe St.; Eagle Lake Volunteer Fire Department, 15115 Mississippi 465; Interna-tional Paper, 3737 Mississippi 3)Precinct Precinct Housenumber name district211 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cedar Grove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55211A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cedar Grove A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55211B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cedar Grove B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55212 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55212A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kings A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55212B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kings B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54212C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kings C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55214 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Aloysius. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55221 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . City Auditorium. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55222 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brunswick. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55225 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-61 Store. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54225A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-61 Store A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

District 3(Vote at American Legion Post 3, 1712 Monroe St.; Vicksburg Junior High School, 1630 Baldwin Ferry Road; No. 7 Fire Station, 3217 Washington St)Precinct Precinct Housenumber name district332 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . American Legion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55336 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VJHS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55336A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VJHS A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54336B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VJHS B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55336C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VJHS C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54336D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VJHS D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55342 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 7 Fire Station. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55342A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 7 Fire Station A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55342B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 7 Fire Station B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

District 4(Vote at Vicksburg Municipal Airport, U.S. 61 South; Goodrum Baptist Church, 4569 Fish-er Ferry Road; Yokena Presbyterian Church, 10660 U.S. 61 South; Elks Lodge #95, 1366

U.S. 61 South)Precinct Precinct Housenumber name district441 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jett. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55441A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jett A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54443 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goodrum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54443A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goodrum A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85444 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yokena. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54452 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elks Lodge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55452A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elks Lodge A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

District 5(Vote at Calvary Baptist Church, 2878 Old Highway 27; Berachah Baptist Church, 2918 Fisher Ferry Road; The Church of God, 5598 Gibson Road; Plumbers/Pipefitters Union Hall, 3203 N. Frontage Road; Porters Chapel UMC, 200 Porters Chapel Road)Precinct Precinct Housenumber name district531 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beechwood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54551 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Moose Lodge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54551A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Moose Lodge A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85553 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tingleville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54553A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tingleville A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85553B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tingleville B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55558 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Plumbers/Pipefitters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55558A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Plumbers/Pipefitters A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54559 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . YMCA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54559A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . YMCA A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Voters in two of Warren County’s 22 precincts will cast ballots in different places this year.

The newly-built fire station at Vicks-burg Municipal Airport is the new home for the Jett precinct, previously housed at Carpenters Union Hall at 4589 U.S. 61 South.

Reorganization of the union meant

changes to the building, which prompted the switch. The change will move about 2,000 voters to the facility dedicated by the city in April.

In north Vicksburg, about 550 people on the rolls in the St. Aloysius precinct will vote at Spring Hill M.B. Church on Mission 66. Tight parking and space at the school prompted the switch.

Precinct changes

Every U.S. citizen who possesses the fol-lowing qualifications is entitled to regis-ter to vote in Mississippi:

• An inhabitant of Mississippi, except persons judicially declared mentally in-competent, and at least 18 years old (or will be by the date of the next general election)

• A resident of the state, county and su-pervisor’s district for 30 days

• Has never been convicted of any crime listed in Section 241 of the Missis-sippi Constitution (murder, rape, bribery, theft, arson, obtaining money or goods under false pretense, perjury, forgery, embezzlement or bigamy).

Once you are registered, you generally remain registered indefinitely, unless you

move or no longer meet one of the quali-fications to vote.

You may register to vote at circuit clerk’s offices located at county courthouses or at city clerk’s offices located at city hall.

You may also register to vote when ap-plying for or renewing your driver’s li-cense, or when applying for services at numerous state and federal government agencies.

If you register by mail, your applica-tion must be postmarked at least 30 days prior to the election in which you want to vote.

If you register in the clerk’s office, you must register at least 30 days prior to the election in which you want to vote. In most cases, circuit clerks and municipal clerks are required to register voters at any time during usual business hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

How to register

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Voters to make choices in six statewide officesVoters will elect new-

comers this year to two of six offices elected statewide, while incum-bents in four others stand for re-election.

Six candidates appear on the ballot to suc-ceed Tate Reeves as state treasurer. Reeves is one of four in the race for lieutenant governor.

Republicans in the race are Lynn Fitch, executive director and attorney for the state personnel board; Lucien Smith, an attor-ney; and state Sen. Lee Yancey of Brandon. The winner faces Ocean Springs Mayor Connie Moran, who is unopposed for the Democratic nod, and two in the Reform Party, Jon McCarty and Shawn O’Hara who is also running for governor.

Three Republicans are vying to replace retir-ing state Agriculture and Commerce Commis-

sioner Lester Spell Jr. They are state Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith of Brookhaven, Max Phil-lips of Taylorsville and state Rep. Dannie Reed of Ackerman. Phillips lost the GOP primary to Spell in 2007.

The winner faces Pickens Alderman Joel Gill, who is unopposed for the Democratic nod, and Cathy Toole of the Reform Party.

For attorney general, two-term Democratic incumbent Jim Hood faces former Depart-ment of Public Safety Commissioner Steve Simpson, a Republican. Both are unopposed in the primary.

Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann, a Vicksburg native, is trying for a second term against Gulfport City Council member Ricky Dombrowski in the Repub-lican primary. The winner faces John Pannell of the

Reform Party.

State Auditor Stacey Pick-ering, unop-posed in the primary, faces opposition in the general election from Ashley Norwood of the Reform Party.

S t at e I n su r a n c e Commissioner Mike Chaney, also with no primary opponent, faces three candidates in the general election — former state representative Louis Fondren of Gautier, a Democrat; and Willice Law-Jackson and Barbara Dale Washer of Hattiesburg, both of the Reform Party.

LynnFitch

LucienSmith

LeeYancey

ConnieMoran

CindyHyde-Smith

MaxPhillips

DannieReed

JoelGill

JimHood

SteveSimpson

DelbertHosemann

MikeChaney

StaceyPickering

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Two Warren County lawmakers face oppositionTwo members of

Warren County’s five-man delegation in Jack-son face challengers this year as lawmakers ponder changes to Mis-sissippi’s legislative dis-trict map for 2015.

State Rep. George Flaggs is unopposed in the Democratic primary for a seventh term repre-senting District 55, which covers most of Vicksburg and northwest Warren County. Republican Sam Smith, a local restaurant industry employee, will oppose Flaggs in the gen-eral election Nov. 8.

District 54 state Rep. Alex Monsour and Dis-trict 23 state Sen. Briggs Hopson III, both Republi-cans, are unopposed this year and are assured of second terms. House District 54 covers most of nonmunicipal Warren County, all of Issaquena County and part of Shar-key County. Senate Dis-trict 23 covers Warren and Issaquena

counties and part of Yazoo County.

Population shifts mea-sured in the 2010 census prompted a drawn-out redistricting battle in the Legislature last year. Warren County’s dele-gation grew in number

and lines changed in ver-sions proposed by com-mittees in each cham-ber, but no consensus was reached. The fed-eral courts ordered elec-tions be held under exist-ing district lines, barring Department of Justice approval of a new map. No agreement formed in

time, thus redistricting is expected to top the legis-lative agenda in 2012.

District 85 Rep. Chuck Middleton, D-Port Gibson, and District 56 Phillip Gunn, R-Clinton, represent parts of four precincts in southeast and northeast Warren

County, respectively. Mid-dleton faces Jeffery Har-

ness, a Fayette attorney, in the Demo-cratic primary. The winner takes the seat. Gunn is unopposed in the pri-mary and faces Democrat Jim Cul-

berson, a retired MDOT employee, in the general election.

Rep. George Flaggs

SamSmith

Rep. ChuckMiddleton

JefferyHarness

Rep. PhillipGunn

JimCulberson

Three countywide positions contested in Issaquena

In Issaquena County, Sher-iff Richard Jones faces Walter Clark in the Democratic primary, one of three contested countywide races.

Chancery and Circuit Clerk Erline Fortner is opposed by Brenda Joyce Peterson.

Primary races in the county are in:• District 2, where

three Demo-crats are running to replace Gene Fulton, who isn’t seeking re-election. The primary features Melvin Sias, Robert T. Williams Jr. and John T. Kerr Jr., with the winner to face independent Ricky

Boyd.• District 4, where Supervisor Michael Parker faces Billy Car-penter. The winner takes the seat.

• District 5, where Supervisor Milton Goza faces Stan Delaney

and Eugene Warfield. The winner takes the seat.Justice Court Post 1 Judge Gayle

Bunton Coleman faces Elijah Lewis III and Connie R. Shorter. Constable Post 2 Tommy Williams is unopposed in the primary, and, in November, will face Republican Willie E. Sias.

Unopposed are District 1 Supervi-

sor Lewis Hatcher, Dis-trict 3 Super-

visor Larry White, Coroner Angela Williams, Justice Court Post 2 Judge Tommy Williams and Constable Post 1 Stallard Williams.

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When a voter appears, the following procedure should be followed:

1. A Poll Manager checks to see that the voter’s name appears in the pollbooks.2. If a voter’s name is found on the pollbook, the Poll Manager checks to see on the pollbook or

on other official documentation if the voter is required to provide voter identification. If the voter is required to show identification he/she must either show the identification to the Poll Manager, to cast a regular Election Day ballot; or complete an affidavit ballot envelope and vote by affidavit ballot.

• Accepted Forms of Identification for Unverified Voters:

o A current and valid photo identification (e.g., driver’s license);o A current utility bill with the voter’s name and address;o A current bank statement with the voter’s name and address;o A current government check with voter’s name and address;o A current paycheck with voter’s name and address; or,o Any other government document that shows voter’s name and address.Poll Managers are encouraged to follow the checklist in Appendix 1.D for all persons voting by

affidavit ballot.

3. The Initialing Manager writes his/her initials on the back of the blank ballot where the initials may be seen after the ballot has been marked and folded; the ballot is then given to the voter.

4. The voter goes immediately into one of the voting compartments and marks his/her ballot.With ink or indelible pencil, the voter must mark a cross (X) or a check (√) opposite the name

of the candidate of his/her choice for each office to be filled. The former statutory provision which required that either (X) or (√) be used throughout an entire ballot has been deleted and now a ballot can be marked with any combination of (X) or (√).

Before leaving the voting compartment, the voter must fold his/her ballot without displaying the markings but so that the words “Official Ballot,” the name of the voting precinct, and the date of the election are visible to the Initialing Manager.

A voter must not be allowed to occupy a voting compartment already occupied by another vot-er. A voter must not occupy a voting compartment longer than five (5) minutes if other voters are waiting, or longer than ten (10) minutes if no other voters are waiting.

5. The voter casts his/her ballot by returning it to the Initialing Manager.6. The Initialing Manager checks to see that the ballot bears the genuine initials of the Initialing

Manager and deposits the ballot in the box.7. One of the Poll Managers writes the word “Voted” opposite the name of the voter in the ap-

propriate column in the pollbook. (Miss. Code Ann. §§23-15-365, 541, and 551)

Source: Mississippi Secretary of State

Who is Eligible?The following categories of registered voters are eligible to cast an absentee ballot in Mis-

sissippi elections:1. Members of the Armed Forces or spouses or dependents of such members;2. Members of the Merchant Marines or the American Red Cross or spouses or dependents

of such members;3. Disabled war veterans who are patients in any hospital or spouses or dependents of

such veterans;4. Civilians attached to any branch of the Armed Forces, the Merchant Marines, or the

American Red Cross and serving outside the United States or spouses or dependents of such civilians;

5. Persons temporarily residing outside the territorial limits of the United States and the District of Columbia;

6. Students, teachers, or administrators whose employment or studies necessitate their ab-sence from their counties of voting residence or the dependent or spouse who main-tains a common domicile outside the county of voting residence with such student, teacher, or administrator;

7. Persons who will be outside their counties of residence on Election Day;8. Persons required to be at work on election day during the times at which the polls will

be open;9. Persons temporarily or permanently physically disabled;10. Persons sixty-five (65) years of age or older;11. Parents, spouses, or dependents of persons having a temporary or permanent physi-

cal disability who are hospitalized outside their counties of residence or more than fifty (50) miles away from their residences if the parents, spouses, or dependents will be with such persons on Election Day;

12. Members of the Mississippi Congressional delegation or spouses or dependents of such members. (Miss. Code Ann. §§23-15-627 and 713)

When Absentee Ballots May Be Cast1. First Primary ElectionA. Voting in the Municipal Clerk’s office – The first day for voting absentee ballots in

the Municipal Clerk’s office is the forty-fifth (45th) calendar day before the election. The

deadline for casting such ballots is 12:00 p.m. (noon) on the Saturday immediately pre-ceding elections held on Tuesday. If the voter appears before the Municipal Clerk, and the ballot has not yet been printed forty-five (45) days before the election, the Municipal Clerk shall mail the absentee ballot to the voter. (Miss. Code Ann. §23-15-715(a))

B. Voting by Mail – Absentee ballots to be voted by mail must be available forty-five (45) days prior to the election. The deadline for receipt of absentee ballots mailed to the Mu-nicipal Clerk is 5:00 p.m. on the day preceding the election. (Miss. Code Ann. §23-15-721)

2. Second Primary ElectionA. Voting in the Municipal Clerk’s office – Second primary absentee ballots to be voted in

the Municipal Clerk’s office should be available as soon as possible after the first primary. The deadline for casting such ballots is 12:00 p.m. (noon) on Saturday immediately pre-ceding elections held on Tuesday. (Miss. Code Ann. §23-15-715(a))

B. Voting by Mail – Absentee ballots to be voted by mail should be available for the sec-ond primary as soon as possible following the first primary. It is the position of the Sec-retary of State’s Office that it is permissible to use the first primary ballot for second pri-mary absentee balloting provided the names of the candidates who were eliminated are blacked out. The deadline for receipt of absentee ballots mailed to the Municipal Clerk is 5:00 p.m. on the day preceding the election. (Miss. Code Ann. §23-15-721)

3. General ElectionA. Voting in the Municipal Clerk’s office – The first day for voting general election absen-

tee ballots in the Municipal Clerk’s office is the forty-fifth (45th) day before the general election. The deadline for casting absentee ballots in the Municipal Clerk’s office is 12:00 p.m. (noon) on the Saturday immediately preceding elections held on Tuesday. If the voter appears before the Municipal Clerk and the ballot has not yet been printed forty-five (45) days before the election, the Municipal Clerk shall mail the absentee ballot to the voter.

B. Voting by Mail – Absentee ballots to be voted by mail must be available forty-five (45) days prior to the election. The deadline for receipt of absentee ballots mailed to the Mu-nicipal Clerk is 5:00 p.m. on the day preceding the election. (Miss. Code Ann. §23-15-721)

Source: Mississippi Secretary of State


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Eminent domain, personhood, voter ID on ballots this year

PSC, MDOT central reps face challenges Tuesday

Constitutional initiatives on the Nov. 8 general election ballot face two hurdles before becoming law.

Voter-driven questions on voter ID, how life should be defined and when government may take private prop-erty via eminent domain must receive a majority of the votes cast for that particular initiative and more than 40 percent of the total votes cast in the election, according to state law. For example, it must garner 40,000 votes for every 100,000 cast.

On the “personhood” initiative, or Ini-tiative No. 26, the question will read: ‘Should the term ‘person’ be defined to include every human being from the moment of fertilization, cloning, or the equivalent thereof”?

If approved by enough voters, the ini-tiative would extend legal rights to the unborn, proponents say. Opponents argue Mississippi couples would be denied in vitro fertilization (IVF) and that certain forms of birth control would become illegal.

The Mississippi Legislative Budget Office found no cost or revenue impact associated with the initiative.

On voter ID, or Initiative No. 27, the question will read: “Should the Mis-sissippi Constitution be amended to require a person to submit government issued photo identification in order to vote”?

It allows voters lacking government-issued forms of identification to obtain one without charge from the Depart-ment of Public Safety. Certain residents of state-licensed health care facilities and religious objectors are exempt from the initiative’s provisions.

The initiative grew out of failed efforts in 2009 to pass a voter ID bill in the Leg-islature, as is the eminent domain ini-tiative. If passed, the initiative could mean DPS could lose more than $1.4

million in fees collected from people without driver’s licenses who are seek-ing identification cards, according to the Legislative Budget Office. Propo-nents argue it is the best check against voter fraud; opponents cite the costs to DPS and say it amounts to a modern-day poll tax.

On eminent domain, or Initiative No. 31, the question will read: “Should gov-ernment be prohibited from taking pri-vate property by eminent domain and then transferring it to other persons”?

Proponents say it prevents any prop-erty taken by eminent domain from being turned over to private develop-ment for 10 years, which would pro-tect homes and farms. Opponents say it would stifle development of industrial projects in need of large tracts of land. The Legislative Budget Office found no cost or revenue impact associated with the initiative.

The initiatives allow citizens to bypass the Legislature on questions of law, pro-vided enough signatures are gathered and certified.

In Mississippi, initiatives must be reg-istered with the Secretary of State’s Office. Official titles and summaries are prepared by the Mississippi Attorney General’s Office. From there, they are valid for one year, during which time a petition must be circulated and gather signatures to place the measure on the next statewide general election ballot.

For this year’s three initiatives, a mini-mum of 89,285 certified signatures must be gathered with at least 17,857 certi-fied signatures from each of the five congressional districts as they existed in 2000.

Signatures must be certified by county circuit clerks. A completed petition is filed with the Secretary of State’s Office, along with a $500 filing fee.

One incumbent is seek-ing a fourth term while another is trying for a second with a differ-ent party label in races taking place in multi-county district races on the Warren County ballot.

Warren is one of 22 counties comprising the Public Service Commission’s Central District and the Mississippi Department of Transportation’s Central District.

Dick Hall, commissioner of MDOT’s central district since 1999, is opposed by Madison County Supervisor Tim John-son for the GOP nod. Former Jackson City Council member Marshand Cris-ler and Dorothy Benford of Jackson are vying for the Democratic nod.

Lynn Posey of Union Church was elected as a Democrat to the PSC’s central district post in 2007. He switched to Republican in 2010. The former state senator is unopposed in the GOP primary.Addie Green of Bolton

and Bruce Burton of Jackson are seeking the Democratic nod for the position.

DickHall

LynnPosey

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James Broadwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .qPhil Bryant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .qDave Dennis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .qHudson Holliday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .qRon Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .q

For lT. GoVernorBilly Hewes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .qTate Reeves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .q

For SeCreTAry oF STATeRicky Dombrowski . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .qDelbert Hosemann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .q

For ATTorney GenerAlSteve Simpson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .q

For STATe AudiTorStacey E . Pickering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .q

For STATe TreASurerLynn Fitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .qLucien Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .qLee Yancey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .q

For CommiSSioner oF AGriCulTure And CommerCe

Cindy Hyde-Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .qMax Phillips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .qDannie Reed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .q

For CommiSSioner oF inSurAnCeMike Chaney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .q

For PubliC SerViCe CommiSSioner CenTrAl diSTriCT

Lynn Posey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .q

For TrAnSPorTATion CommiSSioner CenTrAl diSTriCT

Dick Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .qTimothy L . Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .q

For STATe SenATe diSTriCT 23Briggs Hopson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .q

For STATe houSeoF rePreSenTATiVeS diSTriCT 54

Alex Monsour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .q

For WArren CounTy ChAnCery ClerkDawn Cain Barnes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .qDonna Farris Hardy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .qDoug Whittington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .q

For WArren CounTy CirCuiT ClerkBilly Dale Jeffers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .qDavid C . Sharp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .q

For WArren CounTy TAx ASSeSSorMike Caruthers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .q

For WArren CounTy TAx ColleCTorPatty Mekus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .q

For SuPerViSor diSTriCT 1John Arnold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .qJoe Channell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .qDavid Lamar McDonald . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .q

For STATe houSe oF reP 55Sam Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .q

For SuPerViSor diSTriCT 2Thomas ‘Trey’ Daniel Smith III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .q

For JuSTiCe CourT JudGe norThern diSTriCT

Edwin ‘Eddie’ Woods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .q

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It Makes Sense!!

Ellis, Lisa, Anna and Derek Tillotson

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Ellis and Copper

Paid for and approved by Ellis Tillotson

Ellis is a native of Warren County having spent his entire life living and working here. He is a local farmer and construction company owner that followed both his grandfather and father’s footsteps as local business owners. His grandfather, Ellis Sylvester Tillotson, once owned The Corners and operated a local grocery store for over twenty years. Ellis’s father, Sidney Tillotson, operated a service station on Clay Street for several years. The Tillotson Family has been a part of the local business community and has been vested in Warren County for over 75 years.

Ellis is a 1973 graduate of Warren Central High School and is married to Lisa Crew Tillotson. They make their home in Vicksburg where Lisa is employed at Wildlife Technical Services, Inc. and is also a local Real Estate Broker. Lisa also serves as a Director on the Vicksburg Warren County Board of Realtors. Ellis and Lisa are also partners in the Treasures Learning Center. Ellis and Lisa are members of the Bovina Baptist Church. Their son Derek and his wife Anna are currently residing in Starkville, Mississippi where Derek is pursuing his degree. Due to their strong family and community ties, they plan on returning to Warren County to make their home upon graduation.

Ellis has spent his entire life in Warren County and is committed to making Warren County a better place. As a local businessman, he believes strongly in this community and believes that supporting the local businesses is a key to making Warren County a better place for all the citizens. He also believes that it is time for more responsibility and more accountability on the Warren County Board of Supervisors. Strong leadership is mandated in the economic times we face and governmental efficiencies will be a key to moving Warren County forward and making it a better place for us all to live. Ellis believes that it is more important than ever that local governments maximize our existing resources and minimize wasteful spending. He also believes that increasing taxes at the expense of Warren County citizens is not the best answer. He believes in the old adage of “getting more bang for your buck” and keeping taxes lower while minimizing costs is a better answer for all.

Ellis is committed to providing the new leadership that Warren County needs. Less spending and more efficiency in government are the principles he stands for. More and better paying jobs for the citizens of Warren County will mean a better place for all our citizens and he is committed to providing the leadership that is necessary to insure that corporations and businesses see the benefits that this county has to offer. Ellis is making a commitment to serving the citizens of Warren County and providing the type leadership that will make an already special place and even better place for us all to live and work.

Dear Friends,

In early March, I announced my candidacy for Warren County Circuit Clerk. I am running as an Independent and am asking for your support in the November general election.

Born and raised in Vicksburg, I have a deep sense of pride in where I come from. My career took us to Colorado for some time. My wife, Georgia Horn, and I have returned to the place we called home for so long. I am eager to contribute to the community that we both love. Warren County deserves a trustworthy Circuit Clerk, and I believe I am an excellent fi t for this position.

� e duties of Circuit Clerk include multiple administrative functions, all of which require a high standard of care. My education and experience lends itself for me to perform these duties accurately and competently. As a graduate of the University of Mississippi, I hold a BBA in Banking and Finance, and hold a Real Estate license and Registered Appraiser license. I worked in the Controller Department and the Investment Division at Deposit Guaranty National Bank in Jackson. I am well versed in record keeping, fi nancial reporting and in-depth audits.

While in Vicksburg, I was an owner of the Magnolia Best Western and was deeply involved with the design, construction, staffi ng and daily operations of the Delta Point Restaurant. I served on the Vicksburg Tourist Commission and worked with the Muscular Dystrophy Association, the Children’s Miracle Network, the March of Dimes, among others, and recently volunteered with the Salvation Army.

Warren County needs someone to serve as a watchdog for the taxpayers, a conservative money manager, who welcomes full disclosure of all fi nancial transactions. I am that someone who can bring trust and confi dence back to the offi ce of Circuit Clerk.

I would greatly appreciate your support in the general election in November. If elected, I promise to be transparent, approachable, accountable, and not misleading. It would be an honor to serve the citizens of Warren County.

Sincerely,Robert Terry

Paid for and approved by Robert Terry

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