JACKSON – The Secretary of State's Office will host the first of five public hearings regarding Initiative Measure No. 65 (medical marijuana) in Oxford on Wednesday, September 30, 2020. The event will be held at The Gertrude Castellow Ford Center for the Performing Arts located at 351 University Ave, Oxford, MS, 38655.
JACKSON — Less than 24 hours remain until Mississippians head to the polls for Republican Primary Runoff Election Day. Eligible voters in Congressional Districts 2, 3, and 4 will cast a ballot for the candidate they wish to see advance to the November 8th General Election.
As Mississippi’s State Securities Regulator, I am proud to stand with West Virginia Auditor John McCuskey against President Biden’s attempt to weaponize The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The SEC recently proposed burdensome, climate-related reporting requirements for companies issuing securities regardless of their environmental impact.
JACKSON — The notice required to set in motion Mississippi's law to ban abortion is now published in the Mississippi Administrative Bulletin.
Click here to view the Administrative Procedures Notice Filing.
JACKSON — Voting is underway for Mississippi's Republican Primary Runoff Elections in Districts 2, 3, and 4. Call volume to the Secretary of State's Elections Hotline is steady, with most calls relating to polling place locations and ballot confusion at the St. Philip's Episcopal Church voting precinct in Congressional District 2.
Earlier today, our office issued a voter registration alert regarding a calendar selection error in the Statewide Election Management System (SEMS). Transparency is a primary pillar of election integrity, which is why I believe it is essential to provide Mississippi voters with further context as to how that error occurred.
JACKSON — The Mississippi Secretary of State's Office and Secretary Michael Watson have released a newly created Voter Registration Drive Organizer Toolkit for the public to utilize when arranging a voter registration drive.
While Mississippians across the state are gearing up for the next school year, our office is preparing for the fast-approaching November general election. It’s an important time for our state with all four congressional seats on the ballot as well as several judicial positions; moreover, this year’s midterm elections are significant across the country.
Today I joined 14 other Secretaries of State to yet again push back on the Biden Administration’s continued gross federal overreach. A jointly signed letter has been sent to President Biden requesting he rescind Executive Order (EO) 14019, which calls for federal agencies to act beyond their Congressionally-specified functions and infiltrate state-run elections.
JACKSON – The Mississippi Secretary of State’s Office, represented by the Mississippi Attorney General's Office, joined the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and 29 other states in filing a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas alleging Metals.com and Barrick Capital Inc. defendants solicited $185 million from 1,600 seniors and other vulnerable investors nationwide, including over $350,000 in Mississippi, by touting precious metals at grossly inflated prices that were not disclosed.