"An observer from the Mississippi Secretary of State's office will oversee the election's day operations following the discovery of several irregularities during the Aug. 2 election.
Earlier this week, Oktibbeha County Circuit Clerk Angie McGinnis was flooded with complaints about aggressive poll watchers, improper voter assistance and people campaigning too close to polling sites.
But it was the confiscation of 45 pre-marked ballot proofs, which were seized from the Hickory Grove and Osborne precinct, that sent up the red flag, McGinnis said. Once a ballot is marked, it becomes campaign material if it is handed out within 150 feet of a polling place."
Are voter fraud tactics spreading across Mississippi?
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