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Thursday, 10 November 2011 Zata|3 Consulting had wins all across the country Tuesday evening, but none bigger than the defeat of the Initiative 26 in Mississippi. The advocates More... |
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Friday, 28 October 2011 Interest excerpt from the DC-based blog K Street Files:
As labor unions increase their involvement in the Occupy Wall Street movement, including an More... |
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Wednesday, 12 October 2011 Zata|3 recently scored a victory by launching a series of volunteer recruitment and voter ID calls for a special election in Pike Road, AL. Residents More... |
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Friday, 07 October 2011 Zata|3 client AC Wharton won the Memphis mayoral race this week with 65% of the vote, gaining victory over nine opponents. Mayor Wharton has been in More... |
zata|3 featured case study
Background
Two hundred and one votes were the difference in the 2005 election for Greenwood, MS mayor. But after dubious and inconsistent recounting in Republican-dominated precincts, Sheriel Perkins found herself six votes behind the incumbent, spoiling her attempt to become the first African American and first woman to hold the mayor’s office. Following the recount, a local judge ordered a special election
The racially charged race hit a new tenor when the Republican Governor Haley Barbour intervened on behalf of the incumbent mayor. The Governor enjoyed high approval ratings among white voters, but was widely disliked by African Americans. The African American community felt his hand picked judge had robbed Sheriel of the election by voiding the original results.
The community also fixed their anger on the incumbent mayor who harmed hard working low and moderate-income families by opposing a cut in the sales tax on groceries.
The Need
Despite the rumblings in the community,...
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