Secretary of state finally accepts Canton primary results Follow Us Question of the Day
By - Associated Press - Friday, April 23, 2021 CANTON, Miss. (AP) - A Mississippi city’s Democratic primary election results have been accepted by Secretary of State Michael Watson after the Republican initially balked because Canton’s certification paperwork didn’t have the right signatures. The dispute followed repeated allegations of electoral misconduct in Canton. Mayor William Truly on Thursday told reporters that the dispute was over, and “nobody will be indicted.” TOP STORIES “There is nothing clandestine here or surreptitious here or secretive here,” Truly told reporters. “We have honorable people running this election, who ran the primary. They will run the runoff and will run the general. Everybody’s votes will be counted and who gets the most votes will win.”