Mississippi Governor Signs Legislation Prohibiting Ballot Harvesting

Mail-in ballots that Julie Ann Nieman found discarded near Highway 17 in the Santa Cruz Mountains in Calif. on Nov. 10–11, 2022. Courtesy of Julie Ann Nieman

Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves signed a bill on Wednesday banning ballot harvesting in the state.

“Regardless of where you vote, or how you vote, you deserve to have the utmost confidence in the integrity of our elections,” Reeves said. “That’s because free and fair elections are a key pillar of our republic.”