Election Calendar

Date	Description
1/2/2019	County and County District Office Qualifying Period Begins
1/31/19	(2018 Annual Report), due if any money was raised or spent in 2018
3/1/19	Qualifying Period Ends 5:00 p.m.
5/10/19	Periodic Report, for the period January 1, 2019 through April 30, 2019
6/10/19	Periodic Report, for the period May 1, 2019 through May 31, 2019
7/10/19	Periodic Report, for the period June 1, 2019 through June 30, 2019.
7/30/19	Primary Pre-Election Report (for opposed candidates only, and those political committees supporting or opposing those candidates), for the period July 1, 2019 through July 27, 2019.
8/6/19	Primary Election Day
8/20/19	Primary Runoff Pre-Election Report, for the period July 28, 2019 through August 17, 2019 (for only those candidates whose names will appear on the Runoff Election ballot and those political committees supporting or opposing those runoff election candidates).
8/27/19	Primary Runoff Election Day
10/10/19	Periodic Report, for the period July 1, 2019 through September 30, 2019.
10/29/19	Pre-Election Report (for opposed candidates only, and those political committees supporting or opposing those candidates), for the period October 1, 2019 through October 26, 2019.
11/5/19	General Election Day

Date

Description

1/2/2019

County and County District Office Qualifying Period Begins

1/31/19

(2018 Annual Report), due if any money was raised or spent in 2018

3/1/19

Qualifying Period Ends 5:00 p.m.

5/10/19

Periodic Report, for the period January 1, 2019 through April 30, 2019

6/10/19

Periodic Report, for the period May 1, 2019 through May 31, 2019

7/10/19

Periodic Report, for the period June 1, 2019 through June 30, 2019.

7/30/19

Primary Pre-Election Report (for opposed candidates only, and those political committees supporting or opposing those candidates), for the period July 1, 2019 through July 27, 2019.

8/6/19

Primary Election Day

8/20/19

Primary Runoff Pre-Election Report, for the period July 28, 2019 through August 17, 2019 (for only those candidates whose names will appear on the Runoff Election ballot and those political committees supporting or opposing those runoff election candidates).

8/27/19

Primary Runoff Election Day

10/10/19

Periodic Report, for the period July 1, 2019 through September 30, 2019.

10/29/19

Pre-Election Report (for opposed candidates only, and those political committees supporting or opposing those candidates), for the period October 1, 2019 through October 26, 2019.

11/5/19

General Election Day

Publications

News

Election Prep 101 guide serves local candidates

Filed Under: Mississippi County Elections: Election Prep 101 December 3, 2018

Aspiring candidates for 2019 county elections now have a one-stop shop online where they can find information they need as they prepare their campaigns.

The Mississippi State University Extension Service has launched Election Prep 101, an online resource designed for anyone wanting to run for county office next year.

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