Collins, Mississippi Public Records

Registration closes 30 days before any election, and voters must provide either their Mississippi driver's license number or the last four digits of their Social Security number. Eligibility requirements include U.S. Citizenship, being at least 18 by election day, Mississippi and county residency, and no disqualifying felony conviction unless rights have been restored. The town conducts municipal elections for mayor and city council positions, with Mississippi municipal elections typically held in June of odd-numbered years under the regular cycle. The next municipal elections are scheduled for June 2025, when officials will be elected to four-year terms beginning in July 2025. Information about local candidates and ballot measures is available by contacting Collins City Hall at (601) 765-6371 or the Circuit Clerk's office. Mississippi doesn't maintain a centralized online polling place directory, but residents can find their assigned location by calling the Circuit Clerk at (601) 765-4242 or checking their voter registration card. Public election records in Mississippi include voter registration lists available to candidates and political parties with commercial use restrictions, campaign finance reports filed with the Secretary of State for state races and locally for municipal contests, candidate qualifying information, and precinct-level results. These records can be accessed through the Secretary of State's website at https://www.sos.ms.gov for statewide races or through the Circuit Clerk for local contests. In Looking toward November 3, 2026, voters in Collins and Covington County will decide several significant races. Mississippi has no U.S. Senate seat on the ballot that year, as Senator Roger Wicker's term expires in 2025 and Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith's in 2027. There's no gubernatorial race either, since Mississippi elects governors in odd-numbered years, most recently in 2023. However, all four of Mississippi's U.S. House of Representatives seats will be contested; the town is located in Mississippi's 4th Congressional District. All 122 Mississippi House of Representatives seats will be on the ballot, along with potentially some of the 52 state Senate seats depending on district cycles. County-level positions such as Sheriff, Circuit Clerk, Chancery Clerk, Tax Assessor, Tax Collector, Coroner, Supervisors, and Constables may also appear on the ballot depending on term schedules, as Mississippi county elections typically occur in odd-numbered years though some positions follow different cycles. Absentee voting is available to qualified voters in Mississippi. Any registered voter may request an absentee ballot from the Circuit Clerk by submitting an application stating a valid reason, including being away from the county on election day, required work responsibilities, family obligations with temporarily disabled persons, or being 65 or older. Applications must reach the Circuit Clerk by 5:00 PM the Saturday before the election, and completed ballots must arrive by 5:00 PM on election day, postmarks don't count. Mississippi doesn't offer universal no-excuse absentee voting; voters must meet one of the statutory qualifications. Early voting isn't available except through the absentee ballot process.