Judge orders special election for a Hinds County supervisor seat

Special Judge Barry Ford ruled Wednesday in favor of a claim by former Hinds County Supervisor David Archie that fraud occurred in a 2023 Democratic primary that Archie lost. Ford ordered a special election for the District 2 seat within 45 days, finding that significant errors occurred in the safekeeping of ballots. He also cited Circuit Clerk Zack Wallace’s testimony about the lack of a chain of custody of voter materials. District 2 supervisor Anthony “Tony”