One of the most surprising outcomes of this truly historic midterm election was the Senate race in deep red Mississippi – at the time of this writing, Scott Colom, the democratic challenger, leads incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith by just over 1000 votes out of the almost 1 million cast (96% counted).
The uncounted votes include 15,000 “affidavit ballots,” which had some type of problem. These ballots need to be “cured” to be counted. Many of these voters had been stricken improperly from voter lists, and others are college students with address problems. (They lean blue.)
To be counted, ballots must be cured by noon on November 13.
If you want to help cure these ballots (either by going to Mississippi or by phone banking) you can visit Colom’s volunteer page or email his office at vote@scottcolum.com.
Common Power is organizing volunteers to go to Mississippi (please contact Abby right away (abby@commonpower.org) and she will help you figure out your travel plans!) Alternatively, you can contribute to Colom’s legal fund, which will pay for ballot curing efforts as well as any legal challenges that may follow.
Fun fact: Scott Colom was nominated to be a federal judge by President Biden. Senator Hyde-Smith killed his nomination. Karma!