Pulaski, Mississippi Public Records

The Scott County Courthouse website at https://www.scottcountyms.org/chancery-clerk provides additional guidance and resources for navigating the public records system, helping those unfamiliar with the process find what they need.

Registration must be completed at least 30 days before any election. Applicants need to be U.S. Citizens, Mississippi residents, at least 18 years old by election date, and not disqualified by felony conviction - voting rights are restored upon completion of sentence and payment of fines for most offenses. Acceptable identification includes a Mississippi driver's license number or the last four digits of a Social Security number. Because the community is unincorporated, there are no municipal elections for mayor or city council. Instead, residents vote in Scott County elections for county officials including Sheriff, Tax Assessor, Tax Collector, Chancery Clerk, Circuit Clerk, Coroner, Surveyor, and the five-member Board of Supervisors, with each supervisor representing a specific district. County elections occur on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in even-numbered years, with party primaries typically held in August. Mississippi state elections include Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, State Treasurer, and other statewide constitutional officers, all elected to four-year terms in odd-numbered years - most recently 2023, next in 2027. The Mississippi Legislature, consisting of 52 Senators and 122 House members, is also elected in these cycles. Local voters participate in elections for their Mississippi House and Senate district representatives. Residents can find their assigned polling place by contacting the Scott County Circuit Clerk at (601) 469-1922, visiting the Mississippi Secretary of State's polling place lookup tool at https://www.sos.ms.gov/elections-voting/voter-information-and-polling-locations, or checking the voter registration card mailed before each election. Mississippi does not offer early in-person voting; voters must cast ballots on Election Day at their assigned precinct or request an absentee ballot. 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 on Election Day during polling hours, or are election workers assigned outside their precinct. Absentee ballot applications must be submitted to the Circuit Clerk's office, with deadlines varying by delivery method - in-person, mail, or email. Applications and detailed instructions are available at https://www.sos.ms.gov/elections-voting/absentee-voting. In the November 2024 presidential election, Scott County reported approximately 8,200 registered voters with turnout of approximately 60-65%, consistent with typical presidential election participation in rural Mississippi counties. Voters throughout Scott County supported Republican candidates by substantial margins, continuing long-standing voting patterns. For the November 3, 2026 general election, Mississippi voters will not elect a U.S. Senator, Mississippi's Senate seats are next up in 2024 and 2026, with Senator Roger Wicker's seat potentially on the ballot depending on the cycle, but will elect all 122 members of the Mississippi House of Representatives and approximately half of the 52 Mississippi Senate seats, as senators County voters will also elect countywide officials if their terms expire in 2026; county election cycles should be verified with the Circuit Clerk. No statewide constitutional offices are on the ballot in 2026 as Mississippi elects governors and other statewide officials in odd-numbered years. Election records that are public in Mississippi include voter registration lists, available for purchase from the Secretary of State for legitimate purposes, and election results by precinct, published by the Secretary of State at https://www.sos.ms.gov/elections-voting/election-results. Candidate filings and qualifying information are available from the Circuit Clerk for county races and the Secretary of State for state and federal races. Campaign finance reports filed by candidates and political committees can be searched at https://cfportal.sos.ms.gov/online/portal/cf/page/cf-search/Portal.aspx. Individual voter history, whether a person voted in specific elections, but not how they voted, is part of the voter registration file. Actual ballot choices are secret and not public record. Election transparency is governed by Mississippi election code Title 23 and the Mississippi Public Records Act.