JACKSON, Miss – On May 11, 2023, at approximately 11:00 a.m., the Secretary of State’s Office’s technology services experienced a sudden outage of its primary web server. The outage affected web applications that run on the sos.ms.gov website, causing them to become inaccessible and website viewers to receive various error messages when attempting to access them. Upon research, it was determined the cause of the crash began affecting SOS web applications prior to Thursday’s crash.

Jackson, Miss. – The Republican primary runoff election for the 2nd Congressional District and the special election for House District 88 will be held on Tuesday, June 23, 2020. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Any voter in line at 7 p.m. is entitled to cast a ballot. 

Republican Primary Runoff Election for the 2nd Congressional District

JACKSON, Miss – As a reminder, Monday, May 15, 2023,  at 11:59 p.m. is the deadline for all charities to file if one of the following apply:

JACKSON, Miss – 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 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 10, 2023, and still have not filed their report to date include:

JACKSON, Miss – The following email was distributed this morning to all candidates running in the 2023 election:

As a reminder, Periodic Campaign Finance Reports are due in the appropriate office for 2023 candidates and political committees supporting or opposing 2023 candidates by 5:00 p.m. on June 9, 2023.

These reports may either be filed electronically through the Secretary of State's campaign finance online filing system or by paper, filed with the Secretary of State by mail, email or fax prior to the applicable reporting deadline.

It was recently announced that Mississippi reached a record-low unemployment rate in April for the second consecutive month. This record low should be no surprise to those who have followed our state’s recent business and economic trends. Mississippi’s thriving commercial economy, competitive labor market, and meaningful measures to rid burdensome regulations have fostered an environment where businesses and Mississippians can prosper.

JACKSON, Miss – 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 5:00 p.m. on Friday, June 9, 2023, and still have not filed their report to date include:

JACKSON, Miss. — Secretary of State Michael Watson is pleased to announce a virtual Mississippi Businesses Against Trafficking (MBAT) Summit to be held the morning of July 24, 2023.

In collaboration with the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI), the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) Center for Human Trafficking Research and Training (CHRT), and the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) this virtual event will feature leading experts in human trafficking with an emphasis in labor trafficking.

JACKSON, Miss – Due to systemic issues and concern for reliability with the Secretary of State’s online campaign finance filing system, we feel compelled to disable the online filing portal to ensure accuracy of the reporting information until a new system is procured and installed.

Candidates may file campaign finance reports via:

Jackson, Miss. – The Republican primary runoff election for the 2nd Congressional District and the special election for House District 88 will be held on Tuesday, June 23, 2020. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Any voter in line at 7 p.m. is entitled to cast a ballot. 

Republican Primary Runoff Election for the 2nd Congressional District