Voter Information:

January, 2, 2025:  Qualifying Period Begins: First day candidates may file petitions and/or qualifying statements and pay qualifying fees for municipal offices. (Miss. Code Ann. §§ 23-15- 301, 23-15-309)

January 31, 2025: Qualifying Deadline, 5:00 p.m.: Party primary and independent candidates for municipal office. (Miss. Code Ann. §§ 23-15-309 and 23-15-361)

January 31, 2025: Absentee Ballot Applications: Applications for the Primary Election must be available in the Municipal Clerk’s Office.

February 18, 2025: Absentee Ballots Available: Earliest day to vote by an absentee ballot in the Municipal Clerk’s Office in the Primary Election. (Miss. Code Ann. § 23-15-715)

February 20, 2025: Permanently Disabled Absentee Voters: Municipal Clerks’ Offices mail absentee ballots to voters on the permanently disabled list. (Miss. Code Ann. § 23-15-629(4)) 

February 24, 2025: Voter Registration: Municipal Clerks’ Offices may remain open from 8:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m., including the noon hour. (Miss. Code Ann. § 23-15-37)

February 25, 2025:  Voter Registration: Municipal Clerks’ Offices may remain open from 8:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m., including the noon hour. (Miss. Code Ann. § 23-15-37)

February 26, 2025: Voter Registration: Municipal Clerks’ Offices may remain open from 8:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m., including the noon hour. (Miss. Code Ann. § 23-15-37)

February 27. 2025: Voter Registration: Municipal Clerks’ Offices may remain open from 8:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m., including the noon hour. (Miss. Code Ann. § 23-15-37)

February 28, 2025: Voter Registration: Municipal Clerks’ Offices may remain open from 8:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m., including the noon hour. (Miss. Code Ann. § 23-15-37) 

March 1, 2025: Voter Registration: Municipal Clerks’ Offices MUST be open from 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. for voter registration. (Miss. Code Ann. § 23-15-37(2))

March 3, 2025: Primary Election Voter Registration Deadline: Applicants who register in-person in the Municipal Clerk’s office or Circuit Clerk’s office today and those who mail registration applications post-marked no later than today are eligible to vote in the April 1, 2025 Municipal Primary Elections. (Miss. Code Ann. §§ 23-15-47, 23-15-125) 

March 22, 2025: In-Person Absentee Voting, 12:00 p.m.: Municipal Clerks’ Offices OPEN from 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. (Miss. Code Ann. § 23-15-653)

March 29, 2025: In-Person Absentee Voting Deadline, 12:00 p.m.: Municipal Clerks’ Offices OPEN from 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. (Miss. Code Ann. § 23-15-653)  

April 1, 2025: PRIMARY ELECTION DAY. Polling places are open from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. (Miss. Code Ann. §§ 23-15-171 and 23-15-541) 

June 3, 2025: GENERAL ELECTION DAY FOR MUNICIPALITIES: Polling places must be open from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m.