The 2023 election year is gearing up.
This week kicked off the start of the qualifying period for political hopefuls and incumbents seeking various statewide and county offices.
The four-week qualifying period began Tuesday and will end at 5 p.m. Feb. 1.
Candidates seeking county seats can file paperwork and pay the required fees at the circuit clerk’s office located in the Attala County Courthouse in downtown Kosciusko.
The primary election will be held Aug. 8, and the primary runoff is set for Aug. 29. The general election is scheduled for Nov. 7.
To vote in the in the primary, residents who are not yet registered have until July 10. To vote in the general election, residents have until Oct. 30 to register.
County offices that will be on the ballot this year include chancery clerk, circuit clerk, coroner, county attorney, sheriff and tax assessor/collector as well as district county offices of constable, justice court judge, supervisor and districts 2 and 4 election commissioners.
Statewide offices that will be on the ballot this year include governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, attorney general, auditor, treasurer, commissioner of insurance and commissioner of agriculture and commerce, and district offices of state senators and representatives, transportation commissioner, public service commissioner and district attorney.
County school board seats will also be on the ballot for the general election. Qualifying for those seats, however, will not begin until August.
For more information about qualifications for qualifying, call the Attala County circuit clerk’s office at 662-289-1471.
For more information about state offices, visit the Mississippi Secretary of State’s website, www.sos.ms.gov.
