Qualifications & Fees

If you are interested in running for Election Commissioner or District 5 School Board in the 2020 General Election, please refer to the Qualifications and Fees for Mississippi Candidates. The deadline to qualify for Election Commissioner is June 1, 2020 at 5:00 PM in the Circuit Clerk's Office. District 5 School Board qualifying begins August 5, 2020 and the deadline to qualify is September 4, 2020 at 5:00 PM. 


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To file, you must present to the Circuit Clerk:

• Statement of Intent Form
• Petition Signed by not less than fifty (50) registered voters of the district from which election is sought.
• No qualifying fee is required. 

Campaign Finance Forms 

• Itemized Receipts
• Itemized Disbursements
• 48 Hour Report of Reportable Contribution

Other Qualifying Tools

 

• Statement of Intent Form for School Board Candidates
• Candidate Petition for School Board
• Statement of Intent Form for Election Commissioner
• Candidate Petition for Election Commissioner
• 2020 Candidate Qualifying Guide
• Fees for Voter Registration Information
• Statement of Organization for a Political Committee

Any other questions about becoming a candidate in a DeSoto County Election can be directed to the Voter Registration Office at (662) 469-8350.

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