Mississippi voters frustrated by surge in ‘inactive’ registrations before Election Day
A Democracy Docket article reports that likely over 200,000 Mississippi voters were flagged inactive before the 2026 election after the state began using Experian credit data to verify addresses, forcing thousands to cast affidavit ballots that could decide the tight U.S. Senate race, where Scott Colom led Cindy Hyde-Smith by roughly 2,500 votes. Voters, election officials, and groups like Mississippi Voices and the ACLU criticized the data's accuracy, with some ballots rejected over missing poll-worker signatures.
