Judge Leaves Jim Crow-Era Election Rules Intact in Mississippi

A federal judge has denied a request to block unique Mississippi election rules that could result in this year’s tight governor’s race decided by the state House.

Chief District Judge Daniel Jordan III for the Southern District of Mississippi raised questions in his Nov. 1 order about the constitutionality of the statewide elections process in Mississippi, but those concerns were “outweighed by the harm a preliminary injunction would cause when the Court attempts to craft a new method for electing statewide officers on the eve of the election,” he said.

Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood is one of the few ...