“Your vote is your voice,” said Winston County Circuit Clerk Kim Ming as she encouraged citizens to go to the polls August 6.
“Some elections are so highly contested and a handful of votes makes a difference,” she added.
The Democratic and Republican party primaries in the 2019 elections will be Aug. 6, with polls scheduled to be open from 7 a.m.-7 p.m that Tuesday.
Voters must show a photo ID such as driver’s license, ID issued by the state of Mississippi, firearms license or student photo ID.
“All persons need a photo ID to vote,” said Ming. “The voter registration cards are for information only.”
Voters are reminded that unopposed local candidates for county and county-district offices will be on the ballot in the November general election.
Voters on Aug. 6 must decide whether they will vote in either the Democratic or Republican primary. Mississippi voters are not registered by party but in any and all primary elections, they must choose to vote as either Democrat or Republican. Also, whichever party primary you vote in on Aug. 6, you have to vote in the same party primary on the Aug. 27 run-offs.
“Be aware of who is on the ballots,” added Ming.
With several split ballots at precincts like Fairgrounds, persons can alleviate any errors by being aware of who is on the ballot in the area they are voting.
Absentee voting is now available through noon Aug. 1 at the circuit clerk’s office.
As of Monday, the circuit clerk had received 303 absentee ballots with 62 Republican and 241 Democrat. The state and county elections average about 700 absentee ballots around this time and a presidential election year can see up to 1100 absentee ballots.
Registered voters can miss the Aug. 6 primary election and still vote in the run-off on Aug. 27. And, of course, in the Nov. 3 general election, a voter can vote for any candidate regardless of party affiliation.
The winner of the Democratic primary will face the winner of the Republican primary in November. Several races will be decided in August since no competitor in the November election. Independent candidates will not be on the ballot until November.
Anyone who missed the voter registration deadline (July 8) for the Aug. 6 primaries may still register in order to vote in the November General Election.
Winston County is on the “cutting edge” for election security with its paper ballot system where voters vote on a paper ballot and then the ballot is scanned. The system in place for Winston County was the sytem recommended to the state of Georgia and federal authorities to enhance ballot security since a paper ballot backup always exists. Scientists from Stanford, Yale, Princeton, MIT, and Google all recommended to the state of Georgia to a system of paper ballots filled out by hand and scanned to count.
Sample Official Election Ballots
Aug. 6 Party Primaries
State of Mississippi
Winston County
Democratic Primary
Governor
Michael Brown
William Bond Compton Jr.
Jim Hood
Robert J. Ray
Robert Shuler Smith
Gregory Wash
Valesha P. Williams
Albert Wilson
Lieutenant Governor
Jay Hughes
Secretary of State
Johnny DuPree
Maryra Hodges Hunt
Attorney General
Jennifer Riley Collins
State Treasurer
Addie Lee Green
Commissioner of Agriculture And Commerce
Rickey L. Cole
Commissioner of Insurance
Robert E. Amos
Public Service Commissioner
Northern District
Brandon Presley
Transportation Commissioner
Northern District
Joe T. ‘Joey’ Grist
District Attorney 05
Doug Evans
State Senate 32
Sampson Jackson II
State House of Rep 42
Dirk T. Dickson
Carl L. Mickens
State House of Rep 45
Michael Ted Evans
Chancery Clerk
Rusty Foster
Circuit Clerk
Kim T. Ming
Coroner
Scott Gregory
Prosecuting Attorney
Zachary A. Madison
Sheriff
Mike Perkins
Jason Pugh
Tax Assessor Collector
Darlene Fryery Bane
Supervisor District 1
Bill Criddle
Tim Rogers
James ‘Burr’ Warner, Jr
Supervisor District 2
Luke Lamar Parkes
Supervisor District 3
Joe Louis Jernigan Jr.
Marion E. ‘Kenny’ Jordan
Supervisor District 4
Linda Floyd
Ralph A. Goss
Supervisor District 5
Larry Duran
Tim Reed
Charlie Wilkes
Justice Court Judge
East Post
Mike Fuller
Justice Court Judge
West Post
Robert A. Beck
Stacey Goss Spiva
Jeremy Yates
East Post Constable
Deterron ‘Ty’ Hardin
Lester K. Holdiness
Marvin ‘Big Tuck’ Tucker
West Post Constable
Lee Brown
Edward ‘Ed’ Hunt
George H. Rembert
Republican Primary
Governor
Robert Foster
Tate Reeves
Bill Waller jr.
Lieutenant Governor
Delbert Hoseman
Shane Quick
Secretary of State
Sam Britton
Michael Watson
Attorney General
Mark Baker
Lynn Fitch
Andy Taggart
State Auditor
Shad White
State Treasurer
Eugene S. ‘Buck’ Clarke
David McRaee
Commissioner of Agriculture
And Commerce
Andy Gipson
Commissioner of Insurance
Mike Chaney
Transportation Commissioner
Northern District
Trey Bowman
John Caldwell
E. A. Hathcock
Jeremy A. Martin
Geoffrey O Yoste
State Senate 18
Jennifer B. Branning
State House of Rep
Joey Hood
William ‘Billy’ Tabb
State House of Rep 43
Loyd B. ‘Rob’ Roberson
Chancery Clerk
Justin Keller
Coroner
Blake Edwards
Byron K. Foster
Winston County Prosecuting Attorney
Taylor Tucker
Supervisor District 3
Rhonda Cooper Prisock
Justice Court Judge East Post
Will McNeel
