Jackson Jambalaya

Update: See email posted at the bottom of this post. 

The Clarion-Ledger reported Supervisor Robert Graham said there were "complaints" about the elections:

"Hinds County Supervisor Robert Graham is investigating the possibility that more than 2,000 registered voters were left off county rolls on Election Day.

Graham on Wednesday became aware of complaints about people registered to vote not being able to vote at their precinct. Graham said in District 1, for example, 1,264 affidavit ballots and 1,221 absentee ballots were cast on Tuesday.

“Something broke down in the process where their names were left off,” Graham said. “Anytime a voter has been disenfranchised for reasons in their control or not in their control, it concerns myself and the rest of the board.”

Graham is talking with board members and the Election Commission to find out exactly what happened with precincts that experienced multiple problems. Minimal problems where a small number of voters were left off the rolls are common but not of this magnitude, he said.

Hinds County Circuit Clerk Barbara Dunn disputes Graham’s claims..."

Then there was this tidbit. District 3 Election Commissioner Jermel Clark lost his re-election bid as he received approximately one-third of the vote while losing to Santore Bracey. Apparently he thinks he was robbed as the article said:

"Furthermore, Graham received a request from District 3 Elections Commissioner Jermal Clark, asking the board to investigate whether voting machines in his district were tampered with. Clark was defeated by fellow Democrat Santore D. Bracey on Tuesday.

Graham said Clark’s voting machine question will be on the agenda for the next board meeting. Graham has not talked to the NAACP about the voter rolls issue but plans to do so." Article

JJ obtained a copy of an email Supervisor Graham sent to numereous county officials:

"I am in receipt of numerous complaints as a result of Tuesday’s election. I am in process of receiving a report of how many there were in Hinds County. Of these numerous complaints here are examples of some to follow:

·Numerous precincts ran out of Affidavit Ballots
·Numerous new voters were not allowed to vote
·One complaint from an Election Commissioner who has made a formal request for an investigation into Tuesday’s election, alleging that voter machines in his district were tampered with. (That elected official is Mr. Jermal Clark).

I will update you as more information becomes available.

Sonja Gilbert, SPO
for
Supervisor Robert Graham"

Sources tell JJ Mr. Graham has been a regular fixture at the Election Commission since the Justice Department approved the new district lines for the Election Commission.  Supervisor Graham accompanied Constable Jerry Moore when he arrested Hinds County Republican Party Chairman Pete Perry at an August meeting. Earlier post.  Supervisor Graham has also been consistently escorting District 1 Election Commissioner-elect James Reed since he won the election Tuesday. 

Update This is an email Supervisor Graham sent on November 7 to all Judges, Sheriff Tyrone Lewis, Tax Collector Eddie Fair, Circuit Clerk Barbara Dunn, Chancery Clerk Eddie Jean Carr, and Tax Assessor Charles Stokes.  The email  states:

"Supervisor Graham would like to invite each of you to a demonstration on Wednesday November 14, 2012 at 1:00 pm for a thirty minutes to an hour demonstration on the probably new voting machines for Hinds County.  The demonstration will be at the following location:

Election Systems and Softwarre
5746 Highway 80 W
Jackson, MS

If you have any questions or require additional information, please feel free to contact the office at 601-968-6689.

Thanks, Sonja Gilbert for
Supervisor Robert Graham, President
District One.

Notice anyone missing from the list of recipients? The election commissioners.  You can't make this up.