Noxapater, Mississippi Public Records

The registration deadline is 30 days before any election. Applicants must be U.S. Citizens, Mississippi and Winston County residents, at least 18 years old by election date, and not disqualified by a felony conviction (unless rights have been restored) or adjudicated mental incapacity. The state requires voters to present acceptable photo identification at the polls, including Mississippi driver's licenses, U.S. Passports, government employee ID cards, firearms licenses, student IDs from accredited Mississippi institutions, tribal photo IDs, or Mississippi Voter Identification Cards available free from Circuit Clerks. The Town of Noxapater holds municipal elections for mayor and board of aldermen positions. Mississippi municipal elections typically fall on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in June during odd-numbered years. The most recent regular municipal elections took place in June 2021, with the next scheduled for June 2025. These municipal elections are non-partisan, and candidates file qualifying paperwork with the Town Clerk. Information about local candidates and ballot measures can be obtained from the Town Hall at 100 South Main Street, phone (662) 724-4216, or from the Winston County Circuit Clerk. Residents can find their assigned polling place by contacting the Winston County Circuit Clerk at (662) 773-3631 or by using the Mississippi Secretary of State's polling place lookup tool at www.sos.ms.gov/elections-voting/polling-place-locator. Polling places are assigned based on precinct boundaries, and voters must cast ballots at their designated location on election day. Under Mississippi law, certain election records are available to the public. Voter registration lists can be purchased by campaigns and political organizations through the Circuit Clerk's office. Campaign finance reports for state and local candidates are filed with the Mississippi Secretary of State Ethics Division and are searchable online at www.sos.ms.gov/elections-voting/campaign-finance. Candidate qualifying information, including names, addresses, and offices sought, is public record. Precinct-level election results are certified by the Circuit Clerk and published by the Secretary of State at www.sos.ms.gov/elections-voting/election-results. The county voted heavily Republican, consistent with regional trends in east-central Mississippi. Mississippi does not have a U.S.Current federal, state, and local election schedules, ballot contests, candidate filings, and certified results for Noxapater voters are published by the Mississippi Secretary of State Elections (https://www.sos.ms.gov/elections-voting). Mississippi offers absentee voting 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, spouse, or dependent of a person with a disability, are a member of the military or spouse or dependent, are a congressional staff member or spouse or dependent, or are required to work on election day during all hours polls are open. Absentee ballot applications must be submitted to the Winston County Circuit Clerk by mail or in person; the deadline for requesting an absentee ballot is five business days before the election (by 5:00 PM on the Wednesday before a Tuesday election). Voted absentee ballots must be received by 7:00 PM on election day. Mississippi does not offer universal no-excuse mail-in voting; voters must qualify under one of the specified categories. More information is available at www.sos.ms.gov/elections-voting/absentee-voting or by contacting the Circuit Clerk at (662) 773-3631.