The Clarion-Ledger reports:
Malfunctioning equipment and confusion over voting precincts marked early balloting today as Mississippians chose party nominees for mayor, aldermen and city council members.
Some Pearl voters in Country Place subdivision were confused about where they were supposed to vote. That area is split between two precincts, and some residents were incorrectly trying to vote at Skyway Hills, said Teresa Rooks, chairwoman of Pearl's Republican Municipal Executive Committee.
There was also concern because two candidates for alderman, Wayne Wicker and Melinda DePoyster, were listed in the Voter Guide published in Sunday's Clarion-Ledger as independents. They are Republicans and competing in today's Republican primary.
"One of the candidates had to call to see if he was on the ballot because The Clarion-Ledger listed him as an independent. We have no independents running," Rooks said. "They're afraid they may have lower turnout because of that."
Turnout in Pearl, in general, was low. "At 9:25 a.m. we had 101 voters (at one precinct in District 1) that had a four-way race. It's real low, especially for a four-way race," Rooks said.
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