I wanted to write about this last week, but ran out of time.
In sum:
New York Times: Mississippi’s Ballot Trick.
Here’s a more local take on the issue:
Biloxi SunHerald: Dems respond to Barbour’s appeal in ballot dispute.
This is too obvious for much commentary. Manipulations like this should be too egregious and self-evident to require explicit treatment by law. The fact that it happens anyway is all the reason why such laws are necessary regardless. Now let’s see if they’re actually obeyed.