Wesson, Mississippi Public Records

The town holds municipal elections for mayor and board of aldermen on staggered four-year cycles, with general municipal elections typically held in June of designated years. The next municipal election is scheduled for 2025, when voters will elect the mayor and aldermen. Residents can find their assigned polling location by contacting the Circuit Clerk's office, checking their voter registration card, or using the polling place lookup tool at yallvote.sos.ms.gov. In the November 2024 presidential election, Copiah County reported approximately 10,500 total votes cast from roughly 20,000 registered voters, representing turnout of approximately 52%. Looking ahead to November 3, 2026, county voters will decide several significant races. Mississippi does not have a U.S. Senate seat up in 2026, but state legislative seats for the Mississippi House of Representatives and Mississippi Senate will be on the ballot, with district boundaries determined by recent redistricting. County-level offices including Board of Supervisors seats, Sheriff, Tax Assessor, Tax Collector, Circuit Clerk, and Chancery Clerk may appear on the ballot depending on term expiration schedules. Voter registration lists are public records available for inspection, though personal information like Social Security numbers and birth dates is protected. Campaign finance reports for candidates and political committees are filed with the Mississippi Secretary of State's office and accessible online at sos.ms.gov under Campaign Finance Disclosure. Precinct-level election results are public and posted by the Secretary of State and county election offices after certification. Mississippi offers absentee voting for voters who will be away from their county on election day, have a temporary or permanent physical disability, are 65 or older, are required to work during polling hours, are a parent/guardian/caregiver of a person with a disability, or are an election worker. Absentee ballot applications must be submitted to the Circuit Clerk by mail or in person, with completed ballots returned by 5 PM on election day to be counted. Early voting is not available in Mississippi except through the absentee process. Mississippi requires voter ID at the polls; acceptable forms include driver's licenses, government employee ID cards, U.S. Passports, firearms licenses, student IDs from Mississippi accredited institutions, tribal ID cards, or Mississippi Voter Identification Cards available free from Circuit Clerks.