‘Our system was overwhelmed’: Huge Mississippi turnout spurs calls for expanded access
Democracy Docket reports that record Mississippi midterm turnout exposed flaws in the state's restrictive election system, spurring civil rights groups and Democrats to call for expanded voting access. Derrick Johnson blamed pollbook problems on the state's paper registration, while Scott Colom urged reforms like ending partisan gerrymandering, and the GOP-led legislature has not said whether reform is on its 2027 agenda.
