Mississippi officials prepare for return to 2022 legislative maps
Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson wrote in a letter that no changes can be made to the state system while elections are in process. (Rogelio V. Solis/AP file)
Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson has instructed staff to begin preparing the state’s election management system for a return to the 2022 legislative maps, according to a letter sent to Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann and House Speaker Jason White.
Watson said in the June 9 letter that direction is due to the April Louisiana v. Callais Supreme Court decision, which led to a national redistricting battle, including the redrawing of congressional lines in Tennessee that split Memphis into three districts.
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Aarron Fleming
Once an intern, he never left, joining the staff full-time in 2022 as an education reporter. He moved to public safety in 2023, where he covered some of the city’s biggest court cases, including the criminal trials for those charged in the deaths of Tyré Nichols and rapper Young Dolph. He also chronicled the Shelby County Jail and the deaths that have occurred at the facility.
He now provides suburban coverage, focusing on DeSoto County and the surrounding municipalities.
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