Vicksburg, Mississippi Public Records

State law requires voters to present acceptable photo identification at polling places, including a Mississippi driver's license, U.S. Passport, government-issued ID, tribal photo ID, student photo ID from an accredited Mississippi university, or a free Mississippi Voter Identification Card available from any Circuit Clerk's office. Municipal elections in Vicksburg follow Mississippi's calendar, with races for Mayor and Board of Aldermen held every four years. The most recent municipal general election took place in June 2021, putting the next scheduled municipal election in June 2025. Municipal primaries typically occur in May, with general elections following in June of odd-numbered years after gubernatorial elections. Voters can locate their assigned polling place by contacting the Warren County Circuit Clerk's Office or using the Mississippi Secretary of State's polling place lookup at https://www.sos.ms.gov/elections-voting/pages/polling-place-locator.aspx. The state makes certain election records publicly accessible. Voter registration lists - without Social Security numbers and birth dates - are available for purchase by political parties and candidates. Campaign finance reports for candidates and political committees are filed with and available from the Mississippi Secretary of State's Office at https://www.sos.ms.gov/elections-voting/pages/campaign-finance.aspx. Candidate qualifying information remains public record, and precinct-level election results are published by the Secretary of State after certification. Mississippi does not have a U.S.Current federal, state, and local election schedules, ballot contests, candidate filings, and certified results for Vicksburg voters are published by the Mississippi Secretary of State Elections (https://www.sos.ms.gov/elections-voting). County officials on the ballot will include Chancery Clerk, Circuit Clerk, Tax Assessor, Sheriff, Coroner, and Board of Supervisors members whose terms expire. Mississippi House of Representatives and State Senate seats from districts covering Vicksburg (House District 54 and Senate District 19) will also be contested. Absentee voting in Mississippi is available only to voters meeting specific criteria: those who will be away from their county of residence on election day, persons with temporary or permanent physical disabilities, voters over 65 years of age, election day poll workers, parents with children requiring hospital care, and members of the military and their spouses. Absentee ballot applications are available from the Warren County Circuit Clerk's Office and must be requested in person or by mail with a notarized signature. The deadline for absentee ballot applications is seven days before the election for mail ballots, though in-person absentee voting at the Circuit Clerk's office continues until noon the Saturday before Tuesday elections. Mississippi does not offer no-excuse absentee voting; voters must meet statutory eligibility criteria.