JACKSON, Miss – Candidates may begin qualifying today, January 3, 2023, for the 2023 Election which will include statewide offices, state district offices, county offices, and county district offices. 

JACKSON, Miss. — Secretary of State Michael Watson is pleased to announce a Mississippi Businesses Against Trafficking (MBAT) Summit to be held the afternoon of January 24, 2023, during National Human Trafficking Awareness Month.

JACKSON — Secretary of State Michael Watson has announced the John Lewis Youth Leadership Award co-recipients for 2022-- Maisie Brown of Hinds County and Bobby Hudson of Harrison County. 

JACKSON – The Secretary of State's Office has released the 2022 Report on Charitable Organizations.

Yesterday, our office confirmed an abnormally large increase in traffic volume due to DDoS activity, which caused the public facing side of our websites to be periodically inaccessible. 

JACKSON – In an attempt to be fully transparent, the Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services and our office want to provide an Election Day update regarding the periodic website outages.

JACKSON – As of Sunday, November 6, 2022, the Statewide Election Management System (SEMS) reported a total of 51,849 absentee ballots requested, 51,232 absentee ballots sent, and 46,120 absentee ballots received in the

JACKSON — Mississippi's General and Special Election Day is less than a week away. The November 8 ballot features congressional, state judicial, and school board races, in addition to a handful of special elections.

JACKSON – As of Sunday, October 30, 2022, the Statewide Election Management System (SEMS) reported a total of 29,919 absentee ballots requested, 29,044 absentee ballots sent, and 22,221 absentee ballots received