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County clerk Ray reported the new DS300 machines were scheduled to arrive around 10 a.m. the day of the meeting and that inventory staff would remove the older DS200 units from the county inventory and accept the new machines into service. Ray said the old equipment will be traded in or disposed of per procurement procedures.

Ray also told the commission that absentee voting will begin “on the twentieth,” and later in the meeting staff and the county attorney reiterated that absentee ballots are available ahead of the November special elections. The meeting record did not include a month attached to the clerk’s “twentieth” remark; commissioners discussed timing in the context of the Sept. 8 meeting.

Commissioners discussed poll-worker training and demonstrations. Commissioners asked for DS300 demonstrations and updated training materials; staff said a new training video would be produced and that calibration and tablet availability for training would be confirmed. The commission also discussed logistics for express poll books that require recalibration.

County attorney Mr. Spence reported the Board of Supervisors had been asked to dispense with one uncontested constable election (Justin Lancaster) per statute; supervisors took that action at their meeting, and staff said absentee ballot processing and other fall election preparations are continuing. The attorney also reported the Supreme Court had denied rehearing in an earlier appeal related to a contested commission race, concluding that litigation was no longer pending.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","September 8, 2025 Election Commission Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","Clerk reported new DS300 machines arrived, old equipment will be removed as trade-in, absentee voting start date discussed and training scheduled for poll workers.","taxTitle","Madison County, Mississippi","taxId",53904,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6455848,"Madison County commissioners approve moving Precinct 302 from Mark Apartments to Mount Charity Baptist Church",140,572000,712000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5730587-acbfab494705b597c01830c82005ea7d&start=572&end=712","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5730587-acbfab494705b597c01830c82005ea7d/thumbnail_572000.jpg","/articles/6455848/Madison-County/Mississippi/Madison-County-commissioners-approve-moving-Precinct-302-from-Mark-Apartments-to-Mount-Charity-Baptist-Church","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6455848-f7efebc43f442512812639f7b1e711b6/orig.mp4?Expires=1773107857&Signature=IOqO8WpQLZxZb7aumbx4UI2S450Z57ef3zAeItLIZNIbL84w9oO4fQvnFei9QfnxuI2wZUHs89-ndQ~wEdkft4g5tvwYe3fr3CkkoHbzqrLD99PZxt45vmF9cNuboAyYYa3tOr6i-bJI-0Vx~27ZILaqiZ9VyhMSLpD3N-OMuo2EuHHbSwpnGQD2iIkQaA5OBIzrQ3Sub7yF-2k7~hUvWrqysk3Zvj2JKe2jNDjLCEk55tiJF3jSc~tKM4hCAa-CaY4fCJkluvZsb2tsoQNJYKE7srUVTDW7sADB0Ad4csWtWPk6Bz7pFnkdySFBgkILesPoPDDTyfSn3QZsMWbrzQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Madison County commissioners on Monday approved relocating a polling place for Precinct 302 from the Mark Apartments to Mount Charity Baptist Church and agreed to keep the precinct number at 302 rather than create a new number.

A commissioner moved that voters from the Mark Apartments precinct be moved to Mount Charity Baptist Church and initially proposed renumbering the site as Precinct 303 effective Dec. 1, 2025. After discussion and guidance attributed to the secretary of state’s office that leaving the precinct number in place is less confusing, the motion was amended to make the Mount Charity Baptist Church the new location for Precinct 302. Commissioner Pierce moved the approval and Commissioner Denton seconded; the commission voted “aye” with no recorded opposition.

Commissioners and staff noted the relocation affects portions of District 3 and District 4 within the precinct. The commission also acknowledged a letter from the Mark Apartments terminating its role as a polling location; the commission recorded acknowledgement for the minutes but did not vote on the letter itself.

Commissioners said the change requires placement on the board of supervisors agenda for final approval. There was some discussion about the effective date: the record includes differing statements. At one point a motion recorded an effective date of Dec. 1, 2025; later a commissioner stated the change “will not take effect until March,” and the same meeting record also references Dec. 1. The commission did not reconcile those statements in the public record during the meeting. The commission said election staff will notify voters of the correct polling place for upcoming elections.","The commission voted to approve relocating a precinct polling place and to keep its existing precinct number after a recommended change; supervisors must also approve the change.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6455853,"Madison County election attorney recommends purging convicted felons from voter rolls; commissioners approve report",73,363000,436000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5730587-acbfab494705b597c01830c82005ea7d&start=363&end=436","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5730587-acbfab494705b597c01830c82005ea7d/thumbnail_363000.jpg","/articles/6455853/Madison-County/Mississippi/Madison-County-election-attorney-recommends-purging-convicted-felons-from-voter-rolls-commissioners-approve-report","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6455853-ec50eb366e705e2ad1f7966706369ee5/orig.mp4?Expires=1773107857&Signature=ezpdSG8zV70HK9igJ2OkzR62PG7PaVPsfEsTUw9dkIgb18jXZJaIR4J0ohAVvixGBW6HUGZWorzoB-0rloWdS8BY0oz0n97INsPZmzsQKWr-pDQDmzXzy7JUja-ZFRpfNuotRk5kdA4ad9kyXBZsGy0OSgAV1p2Rd27~JtqNoE1bXJPbxByZP4wy0pquv33gEUaAtXbcTnRD1O3F4RVGzmjwKmYOMTiD3G8fiffkrztPkH6PiyyD08HipLTO1~XCSeYbxXP9uKyqIHm3TpKn-jwSCit5m6dEEz9yOzTJNr8dYtqH1oSHZtKJLVLiAJDGd-y0X9S6SwFQ1P6dtglhiw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Madison County election officials moved on Monday to remove from the voter rolls people identified in county records as having been convicted of disenfranchising crimes, a vote commissioners approved after the county attorney recommended the action.

County attorney Mr. Spence told the commission a statutory review was required about two months before the November election and that the generated report lists people who have pled guilty or been convicted of crimes that the attorney characterized as “disenfranchising.” He recommended that any names from that list found on the active voter rolls be purged.

The commission voted to accept the attorney’s report and directed staff to purge names identified as ineligible. Commissioner Denton moved to accept the report and Commissioner Pierce seconded; the motion passed with the commission answering “aye” and no recorded opposition.

Commission discussion and the attorney’s remarks emphasized that the review is a pre-election statutory step. The record shows commissioners also reviewed district-level counts related to purges: District 1, 16; District 2, 20; District 3, 39 (as stated in the meeting). The commission did not specify individual names in the public record during the meeting.

The action was described as an administrative compliance step rather than a policy change. The attorney and staff did not cite a specific statute by number during the public meeting; the attorney said the timing follows “the statute” requiring the review two months before the November election.","County attorney presented a pre-election statutory review of convicted, disenfranchising offenses on the rolls and commissioners voted to purge names found to be ineligible.","actionData","errors"]

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