About City Council
About this position
- 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 City Council
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
Must be a qualified elector of the State of Mississippi in the ward of 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 50 (independent candidates only).
- Filing period
- January 4, 2021 - February 5, 2021
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the Municipal Court office.
- Where to file
- P.O. Box 1408 Columbus, MS 39703‐1408
- Filing phone
- 662‐328‐7021
- Step 3
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Ethel StewartWard 1Democratic · Current term 2025 to 2029 - View profile
Roderick SmithWard 2Democratic · Current term 2025 to 2029 - View profile
Rusty GreeneWard 3Republican · Current term 2025 to 2029 - View profileLavonne HarrisWard 4Democratic · Current term 2025 to 2029
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- View profileJason D. SpearsWard 6Republican · Current term 2025 to 2029
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