- County Supervisors are members of a county-level board called the Board of Supervisors. The board runs the county government, including setting county priorities and funding projects with a multi-million dollar county budget. 
- The board is in charge of county roads, ferries, bridges, law enforcement, collections, fines, and taxes. They also appoint some county-level officials. 
- Decisions made by county supervisors directly impact economic development, public health, safety, and welfare of county citizens. 
- Each county is divided into five supervisor districts of equal population size. Supervisors are elected every four years in partisan elections. Elections take place in odd-numbered years before a presidential election (2023, 2027, 2031, etc.). 

Member of a 5-person board that runs the county

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County Supervisor

-  Circuit and Chancery Court Clerks receive, file, and maintain court paperwork for the chancery court, county court, and circuit court. Collectively, these courts cover all criminal cases, civil cases, juvenile court cases, family law, guardianships, wills, and challenges to the constitutionality of state laws. 
- These clerks also issue and keep records of case judgments, issue subpoenas, record all professional licenses, register citizens to vote, and issue marriage licenses. 
- Circuit and Chancery Court Clerks also serve as the clerk for the county board of supervisors, keeping board meeting minutes, issuing checks for the board, and acting as county treasurer and auditor. 
- Some Mississippi court districts have one position called the Circuit and Chancery Court Clerk, while other districts have separate offices called Circuit Court Clerk and Chancery Court Clerk. They are elected to four year terms in partisan elections. 

Official record keeper and administrator of the chancery court, county court, and circuit court

Issaquena

Judicial Efficiency

Circuit and Chancery Court Clerk

- The Tax Assessor & Collector is responsible for determining how much people owe in taxes, as well as collecting those taxes. 
- The Tax Assessor & Collector figures out how much each person in the county owes in property taxes on real estate and personal property, and they keep records on changes in ownership in property. 
- The Tax Assessor & Collector sends tax bills, collects payments, and distributes tax payments to the county in order to fund government services. They also handle registration and titling of vehicles. 
- Tax Assessors & Collector are elected every four years in partisan elections. Some Mississippi counties have this one office, while other counties elect separate officials to two distinct offices; Tax Collector and Tax Assessor. 

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Cost of Living

Tax Assessor & Collector

- Justice Court Judges hear and decide cases for small claims of $3,500 or less, low-level criminal cases and traffic cases that take place outside of cities. 
- Justice Court Judges have the power to issue search warrants for the police to search a suspect’s property, and they also have the power to decide how much bond should be for high-level criminal cases. 
- Mississippi has 82 Justice Courts with 197 Justice Court Judges. 
- Justice Court Judges are the only Mississippi judges elected in partisan elections. They serve four year terms. 

The decision maker in small claims and traffic cases

Justice Court Judge

- Each county has an elected constable, who serves court papers in civil court cases and makes arrests throughout the county. 
- Constables are responsible for helping to carry out the laws of the state and keep the peace within the county. They attend the local Justice Court. 
- Sometimes, constables are responsible for collecting money that people owe to the court system. 
- County constables are elected in partisan elections to four year terms. One constable is elected per district, and the districts are the same as the districts for Justice Court Judges. 

Law enforcement of the county court system

Constable

- Chancery Court Clerks receive, file, and maintain court paperwork for the Chancery Court. They also serve as the clerk to the county board of supervisors, including keeping board minutes, issuing checks for the board, and acting as county treasurer and auditor. 
- Chancery Courts are for family law, including adoptions, custody disputes, and divorces, guardianships, sanity hearings, wills, equity, and challenges to the constitutionality of state laws. Court paperwork in all of these types of cases are filed with the clerk’s office, as well as land records. 
- Some Mississippi counties have no county courts. In these counties, everything that is normally heard in a county court is heard by the chancery court. This includes youth court, delinquency, abuse, and neglect. 
- These are 20 chancery court districts, with one elected clerk for each district. 

Official record keeper and administrator of the chancery court

2023 Mississippi candidates

Issaquena County Supervisor, District 5

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Issaquena Circuit and Chancery Court Clerk

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Issaquena Tax Assessor & Collector

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Issaquena County Supervisor, District 4

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Issaquena Justice Court Judge, District 1

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Issaquena Justice Court Judge, District 2

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Issaquena Constable, District 1

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Issaquena Constable, District 2

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Jackson County Supervisor, District 2

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Jackson Chancery Court Clerk

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