Mississippi's 3rd Congressional District
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This is the district view: events tagged to this congressional district, then events that apply across Mississippi, then national events. An event is tagged to a district only when its source names that congressional district. See all of Mississippi.
In Mississippi's 3rd Congressional District
No events have been tagged to Mississippi's 3rd Congressional District yet. District events are added over time. The state and national events below also apply here.
Across Mississippi
1997
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Justice Department objects to Mississippi's administrative plan for implementing the National Voter Registration Act
In a letter of September 22, 1997 the Justice Department wrote: "on behalf of the Attorney General, I must object to Mississippi's administrative plan for implementation of the NVRA." The letter says that until the objection is withdrawn or a D.C. court judgment is obtained, the objected-to changes remain legally unenforceable.
- U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division: Voting Determination Letters for Mississippi (index) ↗
- U.S. Department of Justice: Section 5 determination letter, State of Mississippi, September 22, 1997 ↗
Source last checked Oct 20, 2026
1992
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Justice Department objects to part of the witness certification requirement for Mississippi mail-in voter registration
The Justice Department's May 1, 1992 letter on the voucher requirement for mail-in registration states that the Attorney General "does not interpose any objection to the submitted changes, except for one part of the witness certification requirement discussed below," and that the Department reserved the right to reexamine the changes.
- U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division: Voting Determination Letters for Mississippi (index) ↗
- U.S. Department of Justice: Section 5 determination letter, State of Mississippi, May 1, 1992 ↗
Source last checked Oct 20, 2026
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Justice Department objects to the revised Mississippi Senate plan but not the House plan
A March 30, 1992 letter says the Attorney General "does not interpose any objection to the proposed districting plan for the Mississippi House of Representatives," which remedied the features identified as objectionable in the July 2, 1991 letter, while the proposed Mississippi Senate redistricting plan "continues to be legally unenforceable" until the objection is withdrawn or a D.C. court judgment is obtained. The letter notes the matter was related to Watson v. Fordice, a case in the Southern District of Mississippi.
- U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division: Voting Determination Letters for Mississippi (index) ↗
- U.S. Department of Justice: Section 5 determination letter, State of Mississippi, March 30, 1992 ↗
Source last checked Oct 23, 2026
1991
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Justice Department objects to Mississippi's 1991 House and Senate redistricting plans
In a letter of July 2, 1991 the Justice Department wrote: "I must, on behalf of the Attorney General, interpose an objection to the proposed redistricting plans for the Mississippi House of Representatives and the Mississippi Senate." The letter states that until the objection is withdrawn or a D.C. court judgment is obtained, the submitted changes remain legally unenforceable.
- U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division: Voting Determination Letters for Mississippi (index) ↗
- U.S. Department of Justice: Section 5 determination letter, State of Mississippi, July 2, 1991 ↗
Source last checked Oct 20, 2026
Nationwide
1993
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Supreme Court decides Shaw v. Reno
On June 28, 1993, the U.S. Supreme Court held that voters stated a claim under the Equal Protection Clause by alleging that a reapportionment plan was "so irrational on its face that it can be understood only as an effort to segregate voters into separate districts on the basis of race," without sufficient justification.
Source last checked Oct 23, 2026
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National Voter Registration Act of 1993 becomes law
Public Law 103-31, the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, is dated May 20, 1993. The law states its purpose as "to establish procedures that will increase the number of eligible citizens who register to vote in elections for Federal office."
Source last checked Oct 20, 2026
How this timeline is built
Every entry rests on at least one source that was opened and read, and that source states the date and the fact. Courts, legislatures, election offices, the Justice Department, the Census Bureau, the Federal Register and Congress.gov come first. A news report is used only when no official page states the fact, and it is labeled with the outlet's name. Encyclopedias are not used as sources. History starts in 1965 with the Voting Rights Act. County names come from the Census Bureau's 2024 Gazetteer. Congressional district numbers are those in use for the 2026 election; an event is tagged to a district only when its source names that congressional district.
When a later event changes an earlier one, such as a law later struck down, both entries are listed and point to each other. This page does not predict outcomes or say which party a change helps. U.S. House maps for 2026 · Back to the 2026 voting center.