Whatâs going on with Cantonâs Democratic Party? City leaders have varying opinions. Sign out front of Canton City Hall. (Source: WLBT) By Anthony Warren | April 27, 2021 at 4:37 PM CDT - Updated April 27 at 5:46 PM
CANTON, Miss. (WLBT) - For Marion Freeman, itâs like Jim Crow all over again.
The 74-year-old member of Cantonâs Democratic Executive Committee remembers when Black people couldnât vote ⦠when African Americans were forced to endure near-impossible litmus tests for the chance to cast a ballot.
âThey brought in a selected group of Black people to the courthouse to count jelly beans in a jar,â he said, sitting at a corner table at Merri Pennieâs Tea Room on the Square.
City of Canton asks Madison County to take over 2021 municipal elections Madison County Board of Supervisors file photo (Source: WLBT) By Anthony Warren | February 23, 2021 at 4:31 PM CST - Updated February 23 at 4:37 PM
CANTON, Miss. (WLBT) - With less than two months to go before the party primaries, exactly who will be overseeing Canton’s municipal elections remains to be seen.
The city of Canton recently voted to abolish its election commission and petition Madison County to oversee the 2021 municipal races.
The board of supervisors, though, has yet to decide whether they will do so, and will not make a determination on the request until next week.