Updated: 9:09 PM Two members of the Meridian City Council were ousted in Democratic Primary runoffs.

Updated: 12:15 AM Candidates say crime is an issue they are prepared to address.

Updated: 11:17 PM Two city council candidates say there are procedures to follow when appointing leaders to certain departments within the city.

Updated: 11:10 PM The candidates aren't backing down when it comes to fighting for a spot on city council.

Updated: 8:08 PM Mary Perry and Jesse Palmer, Sr., are facing competition in runoffs May 21.

Updated: 7:22 PM One current City Councilman is out of the race, while others face runoffs against new challengers.

Posted: 10:59 AM Mississippi's mayoral races resulted

Updated: 11:21 AM Meridian voters made their party choices for municipal offices Tuesday. The primaries will decide some races. Others face a June vote.

Updated: 11:52 PM Mayoral candidates spent the weekend encouraging voters to head to the polls on Tuesday.

Posted: 3:33 PM Most Mississippi cities hold mayoral primaries Tuesday.

Updated: 8:57 PM Mayoral candidates aren't the only ones having to address the city's crime problem with voters.

Updated: 8:57 PM Meridian residents had a chance to talk one-on-one with some of the city's mayoral candidates this weekend.

Posted: 2:21 PM Bill eases voting in Alabama for emergency workers.

Updated: 5:26 PM Meridian City Hall will be open Saturday morning for absentee voting for the primaries.

Posted: 6:46 PM Meridian is one of several cities in Mississippi where an unusually high number of absentee ballots have been cast.

Updated: 10:53 PM Lauderdale County election commissioners Wednesday finished preparing dozens of voting machines to be used in primary voting May 7.

Updated: 7:07 PM Mississippi's municipal primaries are less than two weeks away.

Updated: 6:59 PM Meridian City officials have released council ward lines and voting precincts for the upcoming city elections.

Updated: 7:01 PM The city of Meridian has published maps of its newly-approved voting precincts and ward election districts.

Updated: 12:08 AM A mayoral candidate is sharing his vision for a city that has been plagued with robberies and shootings in recent months.

Updated: 5:41 PM Eight candidates are in the race for mayor of Meridian. And only one ward is uncontested.

Updated: 12:09 PM Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann says Mississippi's voter ID implementation procedures have been sent to the U.S. Department of Justice for approval.

Posted: 3:38 PM Candidates have begun filing their qualifying papers to run for office in the 2013 municipal elections.

Updated: 5:25 PM Runoff Tuesday decided some political races in Mississippi.

Updated: 4:41 PM The number of Mississippi voters dropped from the 2008 presidential election by as much as 90,000 people.