"I've talked to plenty of people running, and they think the fix is in."
—Hinds County Supervisor Kenneth Stokes, objecting to a decision to count ballots for the upcoming party primaries at a central location downtown instead of at the voting precincts.
Why it stinks: Certainly there's always a potential for corruption in any election, but where's Stokes' evidence of a nefarious plot to tamper with the outcome of the election?
As county Election Commission Chairwoman Connie Cochran pointed out to Stokes, the decision to tabulate votes at the courthouse was made by the Democratic and Republican parties, not the five-member commission.
Maybe Stokes should focus on the problems in his district and let the elected members of the Election Commission do their jobs.
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