Running for Office
Your local voting precincts are determined by the Mississippi Secretary of State and your local polling location. You may find your polling location to vote by your address at the Mississippi Secretary of State’s website.
Qualifications
Campaign Finance
The Secretary of State’s Office is now accepting electronic payment of election fines and fees by credit or debit card.
Official Links
General Elections
Candidates are elected to office in general elections. The general election ballot contains the names of the party nominees, plus any independent or third party candidates who have qualified.
For most elective offices, the candidate who receives the highest number of votes is elected. Offices in which candidates do not run in party primaries (most judicial offices, county election commissioner, some others) require a run-off if no candidate receives a majority vote in the general election.
By law, general elections are run by county or municipal Election Commissioners with limited oversight from the State Board of Election Commissioners. Circuit and Municipal Clerks also provide support.