Greenwood, Mississippi Public Records

Mississippi residents can register to vote online at https://www.ms.gov/sos/voter_registration or by submitting a paper application to the Circuit Clerk's office. Voter registration deadlines are 30 days before any election. Applicants must be U.S. Citizens, Mississippi residents, at least 18 years old by election day, and not declared mentally incompetent by a court. The state requires voters to present acceptable photo identification at the polls, including driver's licenses, government employee ID cards, firearms licenses, student IDs from Mississippi universities, tribal photo IDs, or U.S. Passports. The city holds municipal elections for mayor and city council positions on a four-year cycle. Mississippi municipal elections occur in June of the year following gubernatorial elections, meaning the next municipal elections will be in June 2025, with primary elections (if needed) in May 2025. The City Clerk's office at Greenwood City Hall (110 East Market Street, 662-453-5441) provides information on municipal candidates, ward boundaries for council seats, and city ballot measures. Residents can find their assigned polling place by contacting the Circuit Clerk's office, checking their voter registration card, or using the polling place lookup tool on the Mississippi Secretary of State website (www.sos.ms.gov). The state assigns voters to specific precincts based on residential address. Mississippi public records law makes various election records accessible to the public. Voter registration lists are available for purchase for political purposes under Miss. Code Ann. § 23-15-47. Campaign finance reports for state and county candidates are filed with the Mississippi Secretary of State's Office and are searchable online at www.sos.ms.gov/elections/campaign-finance. Municipal candidates file reports with their respective city clerks. Candidate qualification documents, including statements of economic interest, are public records. Election results by precinct are typically posted by the Circuit Clerk's office and the Secretary of State following certification. In the November 2024 presidential election, Leflore County had approximately 12,500 registered voters with turnout of roughly 55-60%, consistent with Delta region patterns. The county historically votes Democratic in federal elections. On November 3, 2026, Greenwood and Leflore County voters will participate in federal and state elections. Mississippi does not hold gubernatorial elections in 2026 (the next governor's race is 2027). However, voters will decide one U.S. Senate seat (Mississippi's Class II seat currently held by Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith is up for election in 2026), Mississippi's congressional districts including the 2nd District which includes Greenwood, and various state legislative seats in the Mississippi House of Representatives and Mississippi Senate depending on district boundaries. Leflore County offices that may be on the ballot include county supervisors from certain districts, constables, and potentially justice court judges, depending on term expirations. Mississippi voters can request absentee ballots if they meet specific criteria: being away from their county of residence on election day, having a temporary or permanent physical disability, being 65 or older, being a parent/guardian/caretaker of a dependent person with a disability, election workers, or other statutory reasons. Absentee ballot applications must be submitted to the Circuit Clerk's office no later than 11 days before the election (for mail delivery) or in person up to the Saturday before the election. Completed absentee ballots must be received by the Circuit Clerk by 7:00 PM on election day. Mississippi does not offer universal mail-in voting or no-excuse absentee voting.