Secretary of state moves to dismiss GOP lawsuit trying to limit mail-in absentee ballots

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Secretary of state moves to dismiss GOP lawsuit trying to limit mail-in absentee ballots
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The litigation marks a peculiar scenario where the national and state Republican parties have filed suit over a law that passed a GOP-dominated Legislature and was signed into law by Republican Gov. Tate Reeves.

Secretary of state moves to dismiss GOP lawsuit trying to limit mail-in absentee ballots by Taylor Vance, Mississippi Today March 27, 2024 The secretary of state’s office and two advocacy groups on Tuesday asked a court to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the state Republican and Libertarian parties seeking to limit the number of  mail-in absentee ballots during the upcoming presidential and congressional election.

The national and state GOP and the state Libertarian Party argue that the federal judge presiding over the suit should bar election workers from counting mail-in absentee ballots after Election Day because only Congress gets to determine the procedures for federal elections.

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