Potts Camp, Mississippi Public Records

Mississippi voters can register online through the Mississippi Online Voter Registration system at https://www.ms.gov/sos/voter_registration, or by completing a paper application available at the Circuit Clerk's office, public libraries, and various state agencies. Registration must be completed at least 30 days before an election. Applicants must provide their Mississippi driver's license or state ID number, or the last four digits of their Social Security number. As an incorporated municipality, Potts Camp holds municipal elections for mayor and board of aldermen. Mississippi municipal elections are held on different cycles depending on the municipality; the town typically holds general municipal elections in June of the designated year, with primaries in May if needed. The next municipal election is scheduled for 2025. Residents can find information about local candidates and ballot measures through the Town Hall or the Marshall County Election Commission. For county, state, and federal elections, voters are assigned to specific polling places based on their precinct; residents can look up their assigned polling location through the Secretary of State's website at https://www.sos.ms.gov/pollingplace or by contacting the Circuit Clerk. Mississippi makes various election records publicly available, including voter registration lists (with some personal information redacted), campaign finance reports filed with the Secretary of State's Ethics Commission, candidate qualifying information, and precinct-level election results. In For the November 3, 2026 election, Mississippi voters will decide several important races. While Mississippi does not have U.S. Senate seats up in 2026, there will be elections for all four of Mississippi's U.S. House of Representatives seats, including the 1st Congressional District which includes Marshall County and Potts Camp. All 122 Mississippi House of Representatives seats and 52 State Senate seats will be on the ballot, including local legislative districts serving the area. County offices such as Board of Supervisors seats may also be contested depending on the district election cycle. Voters should verify specific races through the Circuit Clerk as the election approaches. Mississippi allows absentee voting for voters who meet specific criteria: voters who will be away from their county of residence on election day, voters with a temporary or permanent physical disability, voters 65 or older, and several other categories. Absentee ballot applications are available from the Circuit Clerk's office and must be submitted by specific deadlines (generally the Saturday before the election for mail applications). Mississippi does not offer universal no-excuse absentee voting. Completed absentee ballots must be received by the Circuit Clerk by 7:00 PM on election day.