Voters in several areas of the state will participate in special general elections Tuesday to decide who will represent them in the state Legislature.

Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Anyone in line to vote by 7 p.m. will be allowed to cast a ballot beyond the 7 p.m. closure.

There will be 10 special legislative elections across the state Tuesday, seven general elections due to a court redistricting order, and three special nonpartisan elections to fill legislative vacancies from members who left before their terms were up.

Voters in Hinds County also will elect a coroner, choosing from a crowded field of six candidates.

A federal three-judge panel ordered Mississippi to conduct special elections for 14 legislative seats this year because the court determined the Legislature di

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