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UpdateNationalTuesday, November 10, 2026

Mississippi official posted then deleted guidance on ballot process he had repealed

This page covers a social media post about a curing process that the Secretary of State had already ended.

By the Democracy SENTRY deskPublished

Reporting by
Democracy Docket
“Mississippi’s top election official posts, then deletes, incorrect information on ballot curing process he repealed”, Tuesday, November 10, 2026
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What happened

Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson posted guidance on Tuesday directing voters to use a mail ballot curing process he had already repealed, then deleted the post within 30 minutes. Watson wrote that the cure process applies to voters whose absentee ballot application signature does not match the signature on the envelope. His office told Democracy Docket on Nov. 6 that no signature cure process for mail-in ballots exists, after Watson quietly repealed the rule in August.1

Outdated guidance remains published on the Secretary of State's website, and his office did not respond to questions about why the post was deleted or what the current curing process is.1

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Sources

  1. Democracy Docket, https://democracydocket.com/news-alerts/mississippis-top-election-official-posts-then-deletes-incorrect-information-on-ballot-curing-process-he-repealed · Tuesday, November 10, 2026

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