JACKSON, Miss. – In-person and mail-in absentee ballots are now available in Circuit Clerk's Offices for the 2026 Primary Election for U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate on March 10, 2026.
In response to inaccurate statements circulating on social media regarding lobbyist registration, it is imperative Mississippians are provided with accurate information.
Miss. Code Ann. Section 5-8-3 defines a “Lobbyist” as:
(i) An individual who is employed and receives payments, or who contracts for economic consideration, including reimbursement for reasonable travel and living expenses, for the purpose of lobbying;
JACKSON, Miss. – Today, January 2, 2026, is the first day for candidates to file petitions and/or qualifying statements for the offices of Court of Appeals, Chancery Court Judge, Circuit Court Judge, County Court Judge, and Mississippi Levee Commission.
JACKSON, Miss. – Pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. § 27-101-1, the FY2025 Annual Report of the Mississippi Secretary of State's Office has been published and is available on the agency website.
JACKSON, Miss. – The qualifying deadline for party primary and independent candidates for the offices of U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate is Friday, December 26, 2025, at 5:00 p.m.
JACKSON, Miss. – Secretary of State Michael Watson urges Mississippians to be aware of the increasing scams involving Bitcoin ATM machines.
"Our office has continued to see an uptick in securities-related scams, and we encourage Mississippians to exercise caution when investing hard-earned dollars. With the ever-changing landscape of technology, including cryptocurrency and Bitcoin, we must remain vigilant," said Secretary Michael Watson.
JACKSON – Pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. § 27-101-1, the Secretary of State's Office's FY2020 Annual Report is now available on our website.
Click here to view the FY2020 Annual Report.
Happy New Year, and we look forward to working with you in 2021!
Dear Mississippians,
Like you, I’m certainly ready to turn the 2020 page. However, as odd as it may sound, I’ll treasure 2020 for the rest of my days. As tough as assuming a statewide position is in itself, the addition of Covid-19 complications made it that much more difficult. That said, as I reflect on 2020, I do so with a tremendous amount of pride and gratefulness.
JACKSON – The Secretary of State's Office encourages financial service registrants, particularly state-registered investment advisers and intrastate broker-dealers, to report any known issues or concerns related to the recent SolarWinds cybersecurity incident to their primary securities regulator.
JACKSON – Pursuant to Mississippi Code Section 23-15-817, the Secretary of State’s Office is required to publish a list of all candidates for the Statewide or Legislative Office who failed to file a campaign disclosure report by the dates specified in Section 23-15-807(b).
Individuals who failed to timely file their campaign finance report by 5 p.m. on Friday, January 29, 2021, and still have not filed their report to date include:
Addie Lee Green
Adrienne Wooten
Albert Butler
Andre' R. De'Berry
Arquillas Coleman