A resident of the county for at least two (2) years prior to the general election, a qualified elector,
and a regular licensed and practicing attorney. Miss. Code Ann. §19-23-9; Miss. Code Ann. § 23-
15-300.

As a Political Party Candidate: 1) Qualifying Statement of Intent for a Candidate for Party Nomination, and 2) Qualifying fee made payable in the amount of $100.00 to the appropriate Party. 3) Filed with the Circuit Clerk’s Office, 4) No later than 5:00 p.m. on the date of the applicable deadline. If qualifying by mail, please note, the date of the applicable deadline is not a post-mark deadline, but an actual receipt deadline, meaning the Circuit Clerk’s Office must be in actual receipt of the Statement of Intent and qualifying fee by 5:00 p.m., on the date of the applicable deadline. 5) Statement of Economic Interest filed electronically with the Mississippi Ethics Commission within fifteen (15) days of qualifying for office. 6) Required Campaign Finance Disclosure Reports filed with the Circuit Clerk’s Office by 5:00 p.m. on the date of the applicable deadline(s).

As an Independent Candidate:
1) Petition signed by not less than the statutory required number of qualified electors 
(registered voters) of the County (and district if applicable), certified by the Circuit 
Clerks’ Offices of the respective county from which the signatures were collected, 
a. Countywide office: not less than fifty (50) qualified electors of the county.
2) Qualifying Statement of Intent for an Independent Candidate, and
3) Qualifying fee made payable in the amount of $100.00 to the County, 
4) Filed with the Circuit Clerk’s Office. 
5) No later than 5:00 p.m. on the date of the applicable deadline. If qualifying by mail, 
please note, the date of the applicable deadline is not a post-mark deadline, but an actual 
receipt deadline, meaning the Circuit Clerk’s Office must be in actual receipt of the 
Statement of Intent, petition, and qualifying fee by 5:00 p.m., on the date of the 
applicable deadline.
6) Statement of Economic Interest filed electronically with the Mississippi Ethics 
Commission within fifteen (15) days of qualifying for office. 
7) Required Campaign Finance Disclosure Reports filed with the Circuit Clerk’s Office by 
5:00 p.m. on the applicable deadline(s).