The Mississippi Secretary of State’s Office and County Circuit Clerks have received numerous calls regarding mailers distributed by the private entities Center for Voter Information and Voter Information Center.

The mailers provide that, according to review, someone at the address may not be registered to vote and encourages completion and submission of a voter registration form. This is not official correspondence from the Mississippi Secretary of State’s Office or County Circuit Clerks and is not an indication of a change in anyone’s voter registration status.

JACKSON, Miss. – In-person and mail-in absentee ballots are now available through your county circuit clerk's office for the November general election to be held on November 7, 2023.

JACKSON, Miss – With the November 7, 2023, General Election quickly approaching, Mississippians need to be aware of upcoming important dates and deadlines.

Voter Registration

The 2023 General Election voter registration deadlines are:

JACKSON, Miss. – Secretary of State Michael Watson and the Mississippi Secretary of State’s Office have announced the Securities Division’s election to participate in the coordinated settlement of claims with True Bullion LLC DBA Gold Silver International Exchange DBA GSI Exchange LLC (GSI Exchange). 

BILOXI, Miss – On behalf of the Gulf Coast legislative delegation, Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson presented the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) with a check for $11,455,247, representing the Tidelands Trust Funds amounts collected during Fiscal Year 2023 for use during Fiscal Year 2024.

Over the life of the program, the Secretary of State's Office has transferred a total of $198,945,227 to the Mississippi Gulf Coast through the Tidelands Trust Funds.

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 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 Tuesday, October 10, 2023, and still have not filed their report to date include:

JACKSON, Miss – Mock Election Day through the Secretary of State's Office's Promote the Vote (PTV) Program will take place Monday, October 16. In this year's Mock Election, students will "vote" for statewide offices.

JACKSON, Miss – As of Monday, October 16, 2023, the Statewide Election Management System (SEMS) reported a total of 15,856 absentee ballots requested, 14,969 absentee ballots sent, and 9,328 absentee ballots received in the state of Mississippi for the 2023 General Election. 

JACKSON, Miss – As of Monday, October 23, 2023, the Statewide Election Management System (SEMS) reported a total of 23,321 absentee ballots requested, 22,697 absentee ballots sent, and 15,858 absentee ballots received in the state of Mississippi for the 2023 General Election. 

JACKSON, Miss – Secretary of State Michael Watson and Attorney General Fitch announced today, in partnership with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and 29 other state regulators, the parties have reached a settlement with precious metals dealer Safeguard Metals, LLC and Jeffrey Ikahn in a federal lawsuit filed in February 2022, in the United States District Court for the Central District of California. The lawsuit alleged Safeguard and Ikahn engaged in a $68 million fraudulent scheme which targeted the elderly.