Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann will hold a press conference at 10 a.m. on the Second Floor of the State Capitol Rotunda. Secretary Hosemann will address recent comments allegedly made by a United States Department of Justice Voting Rights Division employee calling Mississippi “Disgusting and Shameful.”

Anita MonCrief, ACORN whistleblower and National Spokesperson for True the Vote, is also expected to attend the news conference.

Last week it was revealed that Stephanie Celandine Gyamfi , a DOJ employee responsible for reviewing election law preclearance applications from states subject to Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, had THIS to say about Mississippi, via her Facebook page:

“Disgusting and shameful. Hey, that should replace the state motto… Mississippi: Disgusting and Shameful… Forget the magnolia state motto.”

Hosemann has said that he hopes to have Mississippi’s voter ID law precleared and in place by November.