Georgetown, Mississippi Public Records

Registration closes thirty days before any election. Voters must present photo identification, a Mississippi driver's license, government employee ID, U.S. Passport, Mississippi college student ID, tribal photo ID, or free Mississippi Voter Identification Card obtained from Circuit Clerk offices. Residents participate in county-level races for the Copiah County Board of Supervisors (five districts, four-year terms in odd-numbered years), Sheriff, Tax Assessor, Tax Collector, Circuit Clerk, Chancery Clerk, Coroner, Surveyor, and other constitutional county officers, all elected during Mississippi's odd-numbered year elections (most recently 2023, next in 2027). State legislative elections for the Mississippi House of Representatives and Mississippi Senate occur in odd-numbered years. Federal elections for U.S. House of Representatives happen every even-numbered year, while U.S. Senate elections follow the six-year rotation for Mississippi's two Senate seats. Voters can locate their assigned polling place using the polling place locator at https://www.sos.ms.gov/elections-voting/voter-information-center or by calling the Circuit Clerk at (601) 894-3021. Mississippi law makes certain election records public, including voter registration lists (available for purchase for political purposes), campaign finance reports filed with the Secretary of State and local election commissions, candidate qualifying documents, and precinct-level election results. All such records are accessible through the Mississippi Secretary of State's Elections Division at https://www.sos.ms.gov/elections-voting. In the November 2024 presidential election, Copiah County reported approximately 10,500-11,000 total votes cast, representing roughly 55-60% turnout of registered voters, with results favoring Republican candidates consistent with rural Mississippi voting patterns. For the November 3, 2026 general election, Georgetown and Copiah County voters will decide several races: there is no U.S. Senate seat from Mississippi on the ballot in 2026 (Mississippi's Senate seats are up in 2024 and 2028); no gubernatorial election (Mississippi elects governors in odd-numbered years, most recently 2023, next in 2027); Mississippi's congressional delegation including the U.S. House seat representing Copiah County (likely the 2nd or 3rd Congressional District); and potentially special elections or ballot initiatives if scheduled. Most significant local elections in Mississippi occur in odd-numbered years. To request an absentee ballot, voters must submit a written application to the Circuit Clerk by mail or in person; applications are accepted beginning forty-five days before the election. Mississippi requires voters to provide a reason for absentee voting, including: age 65 or older, temporary or permanent disability, being a student or military member living away from county of registration, working as an election official, required to be away from county on Election Day, parent or caretaker of a person with a disability, or member of the congressional delegation. Absentee ballot applications are available at https://www.sos.ms.gov/elections-voting/absentee-voting or from the Copiah County Circuit Clerk at (601) 894-3021.