Office Type
Party Candidate Form
Independent Candidate Form
Special Elections Form
Qualifications
A qualified elector of the county in which he/she seeks election.Must be a resident of the county they seek election in for two (2) years on the day before the election.Miss. Const. of 1890, Art. V, §§135 and 138; Art. VI,§168; ART XII,§250; Miss. Code Ann. §23-15-300
Political Party Candidates submit a Statement of Intent and $100 qualifying fee to the appropriate county party executive committee via the Circuit Clerk.
Independent Candidates file a Statement of Intent, petition containing signatures of not less than 50 qualified electors of the county, and a $100 qualifying fee to the county via the Circuit Clerk.