Counties in Mississippi
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Ballotpedia provides comprehensive coverage of elections in the 100 largest cities in America by population and the largest counties that overlap those cities. This encompasses all city, county, judicial, school district, and special district offices appearing on the ballot within those cities.
This page includes the following resources:
- The county governments covered by Ballotpedia in Mississippi
- A list and map of counties in Mississippi
- An overview of local elections in Mississippi
- An overview of the initiative process in Mississippi
Counties
County government
Ballotpedia does not have any county governments in this state in its coverage scope.
Full list of counties
According to a 2022 study from the U.S. Census Bureau, this state's local governments consist of 82 counties, 298 cities, towns, and villages, and 437 special districts.[1]
The following table defaults to displaying only 25 counties at a time. To change the number of counties displayed, use the drop-down menu above the upper left-hand corner of the table. You can also use the search bar above the upper-right corner of the table to look up a specific county.
Map of counties
Counties in blue on the map below are part of Ballotpedia's county coverage scope:
Elections
Click the links below for information about the elections held in each municipality. Please note that this is not a comprehensive list of municipalities that held elections each year in this state; click here to learn more about Ballotpedia's local government coverage scope.
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Past elections
Initiative process availability
Initiative is available for amendments to code and private charters under Mississippi Code Section 21-17-11 and 13. A private charter may vary from the statute requirements.
State law does not grant initiative for ordinances, and municipalities do not appear to have authority to adopt initiative for ordinances on their own.[2][3]
The 20 cities with private charters are:
Port Gibson, Rosedale, Okolona, Water Valley, Fulton, Carthage, Aberdeen, Louisville, Waveland, Indianola, West Point, Yazoo City, McComb, Corinth, Grenada, Natchez, Horn Lake, Columbus, Vicksburg, and Greenville.
The remaining cities operate under a code charter.[2][3]
See also
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External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Mississippi municipal code library
- Mississippi state government website
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