About Town Council
About this position
The City Legislature is the municipality's governing body, responsible for voting on ordinances and policies, and often is in charge of hiring a city manager.
- Office level
- City
- Election frequency
- Every 4 years
- Affiliation
- Partisan
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for Town Council
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
Must be a qualified elector of the State of Mississippi in the municipality in question, must never have been convicted of bribery, perjury or other infamous crime, and must never have been convicted of a felony in federal court nor of a crime in the court of another state which is a felony in this state
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- Filing fee is $10 (major party), $0 (minor party and independent candidates); petition signature requirement is 15 (independent candidates only).
- Filing period
- January 1, 2025 - January 31, 2025
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the Municipal Court office.
- Where to file
- P.O. Box 277 Artesia MS 39736‐0027
- Filing phone
- 662‐272‐5104
- Step 3
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