The Mississippi Senate Elections Committee moved up several bills on campaign finance early voting by Tuesday.

Several races for mayor, council and board of alderman in South Mississippi cities have more than one candidate in the municipal primary.

Governor Tate Reeves set a special election date to fill the State Senate District 18 seat. This district covers portions of Neshoba, Winston, and Leake Counties. The seat became vacant after Jennifer Branning was elected to the state Supreme Court.

The state House of Representatives is slated to consider giving the public the right to seek ballot initiatives except on abortion and  other issues.

Secretary of State Michael Watson (R-Miss.) reminded Mississippians of upcoming election dates and deadlines. Qualifying Deadline The qualifying deadline for party primary and independent candidates for municipal offices is Friday,

Governor Tate Reeves has set an April 15 special election to determine who should serve the remainder of Jenifer Branning's term in the state Senate representing part of Winston County.

The only other candidate to qualify so far is incumbent Mayor A.M. “FoFo” Gilich, with a qualifying deadline of Jan. 31 and elections set for spring. If elected, Gollub said that he hopes to return the old Mississippi state flag with Confederate battle ...

Incumbent Brandon Mayor Butch Lee, Republican, will run against challenger Fred Shanks, Republican. Lee is currently nearing the end of his third term as Brandon Mayor. Shanks has been a Mississippi House of Representative member since 2018 and is the current House Rules Committee Chairman.

Most other states, including all those surrounding Mississippi, have searchable databases of campaign contributions, as there also are for federal candidates.

PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - Three candidates have qualified to run for mayor in the City of Petal. Current Mayor Tony Ducker faces two challengers in the city’s upcoming municipal election. Ducker’s challengers include Emily Dawn Escolas and William EJ Miller.

BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - On April 1, South Mississippians will head to the polls to vote in a primary election for mayors, city councilmen and aldermen across the Coast. The outcome of this election will determine who will represent each party in the June 3 general election.

Election-related debates are slated to happen before Feb. 4 in the Mississippi Senate. Senate Elections Committee Chair Jeremy England, R-Vancleave, told the Clarion Ledger on Thursday he has filed several bills dealing with early voting, campaign finance ...