Natchez, Mississippi Public Records

Mississippi residents can register to vote online through the Mississippi Secretary of State's website at https://www.sos.ms.gov/elections-voting/voter-registration-information, or by submitting a paper application directly to the circuit clerk's office. Registration closes 30 days before any election, and the state requires voters to provide identification when registering. As an incorporated municipality, the city holds separate municipal elections for mayor and city council positions. Operating under a mayor-council form of government, the community elects a mayor and council members representing different wards. Mississippi cities typically hold municipal elections in May or June of odd-numbered years, with the most recent elections in 2021 and the next scheduled for 2025. Candidates for municipal office file with the Natchez City Clerk, and local ballot measures specific to the city may appear alongside candidate races. Residents can find their assigned polling place by contacting the circuit clerk's office at the Wall Street address or by checking the Mississippi Secretary of State's polling place lookup tool at https://www.sos.ms.gov/elections-voting/am-i-registered-to-vote. Mississippi law makes certain election records available to the public, including voter registration lists (available for purchase for election related purposes), campaign finance reports filed by candidates and political committees (available through the Secretary of State's Campaign Finance division), candidate qualifying and ballot information, and precinct-level election results. In the November 2024 presidential election, Adams County recorded approximately 11,000-12,000 total votes cast, with specific turnout percentages reflecting Adams County's approximately 18,000-19,000 registered voters. Looking ahead to November 3, 2026, voters in the area will decide several key races. While Mississippi does not have a U.S. Senate seat up in 2026 (Senators Wicker and Hyde-Smith were elected in other cycles), and the governor was elected in 2023 for a four-year term, voters will elect members of the Mississippi House of Representatives (all 122 seats) and half of the Mississippi Senate (district elections are staggered), which represent the community in the state legislature. County offices including supervisors, sheriff, circuit clerk, chancery clerk, tax assessor, tax collector, and other constitutional county offices may appear on the ballot depending on term schedules. Mississippi holds county elections in odd-numbered years preceding presidential elections, so some county offices elected in 2023 will not be up again until 2027. Voters should verify specific races with the circuit clerk as the election approaches. Mississippi offers absentee voting for qualified voters, including those who will be away from their county on election day, those with temporary or permanent physical disabilities, persons 65 or older, and those required to work during all poll hours. Absentee ballot applications must be submitted to the circuit clerk's office, with deadlines depending on whether voting by mail or in person during the early voting period. Mail-in absentee ballot applications must be received by specific deadlines before election day, and completed ballots must be received by election day (postmark is not sufficient; ballots must arrive by 7:00 PM on election day). In-person absentee voting is available at the circuit clerk's office beginning 45 days before an election. Mississippi requires voter ID at the polls, accepting driver's licenses, photo ID cards issued by Mississippi, U.S. Passports, government employee ID cards, firearms licenses, student IDs from Mississippi universities, tribal photo IDs, or U.S. Military IDs.