Jackson Jambalaya

Paying people to register to vote...is that legal?

If the age limits are 11-19, I doubt any high school seniors could attend.

March 8th has passed.

Surely they're not gonna require ID... akin to voter requirements?

9:52, I think that means high school seniors who fill out a voter registration card will only pay a $2 cover charge instead of $5.

I think it is a novel idea that this community/church group is trying to increase voter roles amongst the youth in their community. Maybe more community entities should give this a try.

10:35 - You're might astute to catch that. However, you reckon that's why the headline says 'last week'?

I heard that the forms are partially pre-filled out to make it easier for the yutes in attendance. This is helpful in the event that they are unable to readily recognize "democrat party."

The Republic dies when the elected are able to bribe the electorate with their own money.

And most of the individuals being registered to vote at this even are multi-generational cradle to the grave recipients of tax payer funded benefits. Which means it is actually not even their money.

@12:26, racist much?

Yes, this is a crime: 52 USCA § 10307(c). MS has combined registration so registration for state and federal are the same.

Wait till they get their jury summons. What do you mean civic duty!

I heard that the forms are partially pre-filled out to make it easier for the yutes in attendance. This is helpful in the event that they are unable to readily recognize "democrat party."

Sam, point out to us where on the form "the yutes" select party affiliation. You either don't even live here in Mississippi or are ignorant or, maybe, both.

Way to show your ignorance Cynical Sam. Mississippi doens't have party registration. If you had bothered to look at the application, readily available online, you would of known that. Why don't you keep your racism to yourself?

@12:54 I don’t think your understand what “racism” is.

@12:54
I wasn't really taking race into account in my statement. I'm not a racist, but I am a race realist.

I counted the number of single parent (most often fatherless) homes. They have an extremely high statistical probability of dependence on government benefits, regardless of the race of the recipients.

The prime contributing factor to crime and poverty in this state is the single mother dependence on government benefits. Once again, that is also independent of race.

Another nega5ive factor is a single mother with no relationship with her father. Thus depriving the children of an additional male role model.

This is paying to register. Ask the Canton aldermen if it's legal to pay someone to vote.

Yeah, if there is anything more important than the upcoming elections on the minds of 18 and 19 year olds on the first Friday night of spring break, I defy anyone to identify it. I suspect that voter registration forms were about as popular as a 2-hour lecture on temperance and abstinence.

Illiterate and racist is no way to go through life, Kingfish.

@1:56 PM & 2:48 PM - Someone has been using my handle. Of course there is no mention of party affiliation on the voter registration form.

4:39 - That's not the point. The point is, for those of you who can connect dots, is.....trick kids into showing up for an event that offers free food and the possibility of poontang afterwards, and get them to register to vote. Then the next objective is to contact them (of course they had to sign in with cell number and address) and get them to vote democrat.

9:52, this has been going on for years up here. Money, beer, liquor, cat fish and chicken. Years.

It's Griffin's church.

12:54 - Playing the race card has not worked in fifteen years, so you can stop now. What you objected to was the truth. But rather counter the point or debate with facts, you have no more sense than to throw down the race card. Sorry; Calling people racist no longer causes them to slink into a corner.

Soooo, its Griffins church. Who is this suppose to benefit? Paul, Martina or both? Paul's district has moved farther down and the southeast side of the county and there are quite a few new subdivisions in that area. Paul will be going back in regardless since he has no credible competition. I'm quite certain Mathews doesn't stand a snowballs chance in hell.

As for Martina, she has one opponent in the primary in Walter Johnson then if Courtney Rainey isn't convicted of voter fraud Martina faces her and Bill Featherston in the general election. If Rainey is in the mix that could not go well for Martina.

Aside from the fact that spring breakers are not really a sought-after voting block, if this little twerkathon was an attempt at a, um, constituent appreciation event, why did they not only charge any admission, but also sold food and drinks AND actually barred same from being brought in? It sounds more like a for-profit event with a very amateur attempt at grassrooting tossed in for whatever reason.

What's the current Canton-Headcount for arrests for voter fraud? I've lost track. 6, 8, 12. And don't forget that the master of voter fraud in Mississippi, head of a local NAACE, Ike Collins, serving prison time, has a nephew in Canton who has been fired by the city but is now working at the, ahem, alternative school out on 22. Compliments of several city councilmen.