Support the Need for Voter ID
Everyone wants fair, honest elections. When you go to the polls and cast that ballot, you want your vote to count. You vote to make a difference and to be heard. You vote because it's a right of our Republic. You vote so that the will of the people can be accomplished. So why not help protect this most sacred of all Republic rights and support the need for Voter ID.
Surely by now you've heard of the state-wide ballot initiative to require a photo ID when voting. Voter ID is an important issue. Showing an ID in order to prevent voter fraud just makes sense in the world in which we live. We need to unite to demand accurate and honest elections by ensuring that each and every vote is cast in the proper manner. No more of the ploys and countless excuses to prevent Voter ID. No more of the good ole boy politics. No more of the "vote early and vote often" mentality that abounds throughout our state. Your help is needed to ensure fair elections in Mississippi and all it takes is a signature. So have you signed the Voter ID petition?
If you have not signed a Voter ID petition or would like to help collect signatures, please visit one of the locations below in Jackson and Harrison Counties. Or you can visit www.msgop.org and click on the "Support Voter ID" link to request a petition via mail.
Jackson County Pickup/Dropoff Locations:
- Ocean Springs: Miner's Toy Store, Washington Avenue
- Gautier: Coldwell-Banker Realty, Hwy 90
- Gautier: Sleep King, Hwy 90
- Gautier: David Thompson (at bank between McDonald's & Wendys on Highway 90 - ask for David)
- Pascagoula: Anderson's Bakery, Market Street
- Pascagoula: Sleep King, Denny Avenue
- Vancleave: Coles Service Center, Poticaw Bayou Road
- Wade/Hurley/Big Point area: Farm Bureau Insurance, 16913 Highway 63 (10 miles north of I-10, 1 mile north of the power plant, 4 miles south of Wade-Vancleave Rd.)
Harrison County Pickup/Dropoff Locations:
- Sweet Pepper's Deli on the west side of Hwy. 49 in Saucier. Ask for David or Joyce.
- Comvest Properties on Beauvoir Rd. in Biloxi. Across from Autozone.
- Vintage Station on Courthouse Rd. in Gulfport. After 5pm. Just north of the railroad.
- Bernie's restaurant in Biloxi.
- Hallmark Mortgage on Cowan Rd. in Gulfport. Just north of Hwy. 90.
- Palazzo CPA's. 1/2 mile north of I-10 at exit 41/Woolmarket.
- Any Sleep King location. Denny Ave. in Pascagoula. Eisenhower Dr. in Biloxi. Hwy. 49 in Gulfport next to Best Buy. Dedeaux Rd. in Gulfport, 1 mile east of Hwy. 49. Hwy. 90 in Gautier. Pass Rd. in Gulfport, next to Center Point Energy. Sangani Blvd. in D'Iberville next to Lowe's.
Also, to assist you in completing the Voter ID petition, here are a few guidelines:
- Official petition forms are 2-sided legal size. Sheet must have printing on back to be valid. Use official forms.
- Print name and address as listed on voter rolls (Clerk compares name and address to voter rolls to certify each signature)
- No P.O. Boxes.
- Black or blue ink is OK.
- Don't worry about precinct or congressional district (not necessary)
- Keep different counties on separate sheets.
- Sign at the bottom of the sheet as the circulator.
- Deliver completed sheets to drop-off points AS THEY ARE COMPLETED (we want to avoid a bottleneck at the Clerks's office). Our deadline for turning in sheets to the drop-off points is January 31st.
Join in the fight to protect our most sacred of all Republic rights. Support the need for voter ID. Enough is enough - no more voter fraud or the potential for such practices in our great state. Sign a petition today and get in the fight.
Frank Corder,
Pascagoula City Councilman
