MS SB2591

Election commissioner positions in Mississippi become nonpartisan offices, prohibiting candidates from campaigning or qualifying based on party affiliation

Political parties and affiliated committees are banned from fundraising for, contributing to, or publicly endorsing election commissioner candidates

Election commissioner candidates cannot accept contributions from political parties or party-affiliated committees

Candidate names for election commissioner must be grouped separately on ballots, listed alphabetically, and clearly identified as nonpartisan with no party affiliation shown

Candidates must file petitions with at least 50 signatures from qualified electors in their supervisors district by 5:00 p.m. on the last Monday in April of the election year