Starkville, Mississippi Public Records

The state requires photo identification to cast a ballot; acceptable forms include a driver's license, government employee ID, U.S. Passport, student ID from an accredited Mississippi college, tribal photo ID, or a free Mississippi Voter Identification Card available from Circuit Clerk offices. Municipal elections for mayor and Board of Aldermen follow a four-year cycle, with the most recent general municipal elections held in June 2021 and the next scheduled for June 2025. The city uses a ward system combining aldermen who represent specific geographic districts with at-large positions. Local voters can find information about candidates and ballot measures through the City Clerk's office at 662-323-2525 or at starkville.org as election dates approach. Residents can look up their assigned polling place through the Secretary of State's website at yallvote.sos.ms.gov or by contacting the Circuit Clerk directly. Mississippi maintains public voter registration lists available for inspection, though access is restricted to certain purposes under state law. Campaign finance reports for state and local candidates are filed with the Mississippi Secretary of State's Campaign Finance Division and searchable at sos.ms.gov/elections-voting/campaign-finance. The Secretary of State publishes precinct-level election results following certification. The ballot will not include a U.S.Current federal, state, and local election schedules, ballot contests, candidate filings, and certified results for Starkville voters are published by the Mississippi Secretary of State Elections (https://www.sos.ms.gov/elections-voting).S. House seats, all 52 Mississippi House of Representatives seats, half of the 52 Mississippi State Senate seats (senators serve four-year terms), and various county offices including supervisors, constables, and potentially judicial positions depending on terms. Starkville/Oktibbeha County voters will also decide on any local referendums or ballot initiatives. Mississippi offers absentee voting for qualified voters including those who will be away from their county on election day, are 65 or older, have a temporary or permanent disability, are a parent or caregiver of a dependent with a disability, or work as an election poll worker. Absentee ballot applications are available from the Circuit Clerk's office and must be requested no later than five days before an election; voted ballots must be received by 5:00 PM on the Saturday before election day for mail-in absentee or by 7:00 PM on election day for in-person absentee voting at the Circuit Clerk's office. The state does not offer general no-excuse absentee voting or the extensive early voting periods available in many other states.