Why Mississippi has so many affidavit ballots

Mississippi’s Senate race between Scott Colom and Cindy Hyde-Smith is taking so long to decide in part because of the state’s unusually high number of affidavit ballots. CNN explains how rules and practices around voter rolls have led to this moment.

0:00 Why Mississippi has so many affidavit ballots
1:20 Mississippi’s voter roll purge is creating voting hurdles
3:49 Mississippi is also one of the hardest states to vote in

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