Macon, Mississippi Public Records

Citizens, Mississippi residents for 30 days before the election, at least 18 years old by election day, and not disenfranchised by felony conviction unless rights have been restored. Mississippi requires valid photo identification at the polls, including driver's licenses, U.S. Passports, government employee IDs, student IDs from accredited Mississippi institutions, tribal photo IDs, or Mississippi Voter Identification Cards available free from Circuit Clerk offices. The city conducts municipal elections for mayor and board of aldermen following the statewide municipal election schedule, Mississippi municipalities generally hold elections in June of odd-numbered years, with party primaries in May and general elections in June. Local voters can find candidate information, ballot measures, and election dates by contacting the City Clerk at (662) 726-2131. Residents can verify their polling place assignments by contacting the Circuit Clerk's office or using the Mississippi Secretary of State's polling place lookup at https://www.sos.ms.gov/pollingplace. The state makes certain election records publicly accessible, including voter registration rolls (available for inspection at the Circuit Clerk's office with restrictions on commercial use), campaign finance reports filed with the Secretary of State (searchable at https://www.sos.ms.gov/elections-voting/campaign-finance), candidate qualifying information, and precinct-level election results posted by the Secretary of State after certification. County-level positions including sheriff, tax assessor, circuit clerk, chancery clerk, supervisors, and other constitutional offices will also appear on the ballot, as these county positions are elected in Mississippi during midterm federal election years.Current federal, state, and local election schedules, ballot contests, candidate filings, and certified results for Macon voters are published by the Mississippi Secretary of State Elections (https://www.sos.ms.gov/elections-voting). Absentee voting is available for voters who will be away from their county on election day, are 65 or older, have a temporary or permanent physical disability, are the parent or caregiver of a person with a disability, are required to work during polling hours, or are a member of the military or their spouse/dependent. Absentee ballot applications must be submitted to the Circuit Clerk's office; applications for mail ballots must be received by 5:00 PM on the Saturday before the election (November 1, 2026, for the November 3 election). Voted absentee ballots must be postmarked by election day and received within five business days after the election to be counted.