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Senate GOP's campaign arm demands Mississippi election officials preserve affidavit ballots

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The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) is demanding that Mississippi election officials preserve election documents and all affidavit ballots, typically called provisional ballots, taking the first step toward possible legal action in the widely-watched Senate race.

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  1. Just the News

    National Republican Senatorial Committee asks Mississippi to preserve affidavit ballots (opens Just the News)

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    Mississippi Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith is seeking another term in the upper chamber but trailed Democrat Scott Colom at the time of the publishing, with 96% of the vote counted.

  2. Mississippi Today

    Thousands of affidavit ballots outstanding in Mississippi Senate election. Campaigns prepare for legal fight (opens Mississippi Today)

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    Election lawyers from across the country have descended on Mississippi as the national Democratic and Republican parties scrutinize the final count of the midterm Senate race between Scott Colom and Cindy Hyde-Smith.

  3. The Hill

    Senate GOP's campaign arm demands Mississippi election officials preserve affidavit ballots (opens The Hill)

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    The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) is demanding that Mississippi election officials preserve election documents and all affidavit ballots, typically called provisional ballots, taking the first step toward possible legal action in the widely-watched Senate race.