The Republican Party is demanding that Mississippi election officials “separate and preserve” all provisional ballots cast in the midterms — the first step in a likely bid to throw out votes in the state’s extremely close U.S. Senate race*.

The vote count is ongoing, and Democrat Scott Colom currently leads Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R) by several hundred votes, with certification due by Nov. 13. His victory would represent a significant upset in the state’s Republican-dominated politics.

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[–] 9 points 1 day ago

large numbers of Mississippians were forced to vote by affidavit ballot after Secretary of State Michael Watson (R) flagged 230,000 voter registrations as “inactive.”

and if the "inactives" were targetted, then provisional/affidavit votes would just boost that lead.

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