JACKSON, Miss. – Today, July 22, 2025, is the first day for candidates to file petitions and/or qualifying statements for the offices of County School Board, Municipal Separate School District Trustee, Special Municipal Separate School District Trustee or Consolidated/Consolidated Line School District Trustee.
JACKSON, Miss. – As a reminder, Mississippians need to be aware of upcoming important dates and deadlines for the Special Primary Election on Tuesday, August 5.
JACKSON, Miss. – Mississippi's 2025 Special Primary Election Day on Tuesday, August 5, is less than one week away.
Polls for the Special Primary Election will open at 7:00 a.m. and close at 7:00 p.m. Any voter in line at 7:00 p.m. is legally entitled to cast a ballot.
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, July 29, 2025, and still have not filed their report to date include
JACKSON, Miss. – Secretary of State Michael Watson has announced a new "I Voted" sticker contest open to all registered voters in Mississippi.
JACKSON, Miss — Secretary of State Michael Watson is proud to announce Mississippi has been selected as the host site for the 2025 National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) Summer Conference.
The Conference will be held in Biloxi bringing secretaries of state and staff from across the nation to the Mississippi Gulf Coast for the four-day event.
The Mississippi Secretary of State’s Office has been alerted the Voter Participation Center, a private organization, plans to send voter registration mailers to Mississippi residents. The Mississippi Secretary of State’s Office and county Circuit Clerks have received numerous calls about mailers from the Voter Participation Center in past years.
JACKSON, Miss. – The qualifying deadline for candidates for the offices of County School Board, Municipal Separate School District Trustee, Special Municipal Separate School District Trustee or Consolidated/Consolidated Line School District Trustee is Thursday, August 21, 2025, at 5:00 p.m.
All candidates for County Special Elections must also submit qualifying paperwork by Thursday, August 21, 2025, at 5:00 p.m.
JACKSON, Miss. – Secretary of State Michael Watson hosted the 2025-2026 Secretary of State (SOS) Student Ambassadors for their Fall Summit on Thursday. The event, hosted at the Two Mississippi Museums in Jackson, marked the first of the in-person summits the Student Ambassadors will attend throughout the school year.
