Politics · United States · 19 hrs ago
Former DOJ lawyer says Mississippi vote count is proceeding properly
Mississippi is counting votes in a razor-thin midterm election.
David Becker, a former US Department of Justice voting-rights lawyer, commented on how the count is proceeding.
He said it is going “exactly as it should.”
Becker’s comment concerns the counting process, not who will win.
Because the race is so close, the count will determine the outcome.
No final tally or next step is given.
Former Department of Justice voting rights lawyer David Becker said Mississippi’s vote count is proceeding “exactly as it should.”
The count is for a razor-thin Mississippi midterm election.
CNN published the report on November 7, 2026.
- Who
- David Becker, a former Department of Justice voting rights lawyer, commented on the count.
- What
- He said the Mississippi vote count is proceeding “exactly as it should.
- When
- CNN published the report on November 7, 2026.
- Where
- Mississippi.
- Why
- Becker explained why he believes the count is proceeding properly.
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- Commentator
- David Becker
- Former role
- Department of Justice voting rights lawyer
- Election
- Mississippi midterm election
- Count description
- Razor thin
- Publication date
- November 7, 2026
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exactly as it should