Editorial: Voting

The general election is just over six weeks away.

ABOUT VOTING BY MAIL AND IT CANBE QUITE CONFUSING.

INMISSISSIPPI THERE'SONLY ONE WAY TO VOTE BY MAIL,AND THAT'S WITHAN ABSENTEE BALLOT.

HERE'S WHATYOU NEEDTO KNOW.

FIRST, YOU MUST BEREGISTERED TOVOTE.

THE DEADLINE TO REGISTERFOR THYEAR'S ELECTION IS OCTOBER 5TH.ONCE YOU'RE REGISTERED, OR IFYOU ARE ALREADREGISTERED, YOU CAN REQUEST ANABSENTEEBALLOT FROM YOUR COUNTY CIRCUITCLERKPRIOR TO THE ELECTION.

IF YOUWANT TO VOTE BABSENTEE BALOTT IT WILL STILLHAVE TO BEDETERMINED IF YOU ARE ELIGIBLEFOR REASONRANGING FROM AGE, HEALTH, WORK,EDUCATION OR MILITARY DUTY.ACCORDING TO THE SECRETARY OFSTATE'S OFFICE,ABSENTEE BALOTTS WILL BEAVAILABLE AT YOUCIRCUIT CLERK'S OFFICE NO LATERTHAN THIS COMING MONDAY.OF COURSE, .YOU CAN ALSO VOTE BYSHOWINGUP AT YOUR POLLING PLACE ONNOVEMB3RD,IT'S MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVERTHAT ALL OFUS EXERCISE OUR RIGHT TO VOTE.AND DO SO INA WAY THAT KEEPS US HEALTHY ANDSAFEDON'T BE CONFUSED BY THEPROCESS.

ASK YOUR CIRCUIT CLERKIF YOU NEED MORE INFORMATIONGET OUT THE VOTE