The Mississippi Republican Party has filed a petition to dispute the Hinds County Chancery Court’s decision to extend voting hours in Hinds County during the Nov. 7 general election. Party officials submitted the 22-page document to the Mississippi Supreme Court on Tuesday, arguing that election laws were violated numerous times throughout.
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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) A county election official in Mississippi and two other people pleaded not guilty Tuesday in an embezzlement case investigated by the state auditor's office. Hinds County Election Commissioner Toni Johnson, along with Cedric Cornelius and Sudie Jones Teague, are charged with fraud, embezzlement and accepting a bribe, WAPT-TV reported.