Campaign finance agencies in Mississippi
In Mississippi, there are two primary agencies involved in campaign finance regulation: the offices of Mississippi Secretary of State and the Mississippi Attorney General. The former oversees reporting processes for candidates and political committees. The latter is authorized to prosecute criminal violations of Mississippi's campaign finance laws.
Mississippi Secretary of State
- See also: Mississippi Secretary of State
Authority
The Elections Division of the state department regulates campaign finance reporting processes for candidates and political committees. The agency makes these reports available to the public. In addition, the agency is authorized to assess civil fines against individuals or groups that file late reports. Beginning on the 10th late day, the agency can fine the candidate or committee $50 per day for a maximum of 10 days.[1][2]
Organization
The Mississippi Secretary of State serves as the state's chief elections official. The Elections Division of the state department administers campaign finance reporting processes. As of August 2015, Delbert Hosemann served as secretary of state.[3]
Agency budget
In fiscal year 2014, the secretary of state's office spent approximately $17.5 million.[4]
Mississippi Attorney General
- See also: Mississippi Attorney General
Authority
State statutes stipulate that "any candidate or any other person who shall willfully and deliberately and substantially violate the provisions and prohibitions" of the state's campaign finance laws "shall be guilty of a misdemeanor." Such criminal violations can be punished by a fine of no more than $3,000, a six-month prison term, or both. As the state's chief legal officer, the Mississippi Attorney General "has the sole power under Mississippi law to bring or defend a lawsuit on behalf of the state." As of August 2015, Jim Hood served as Mississippi's attorney general.[5][6]
Agency budget, 2014
In fiscal year 2014, the attorney general's office spent approximately $32.6 million.[4]
Contact information
Mississippi Secretary of State, Elections Division
- Heber Ladner Building
- 401 Mississippi Street
- Jackson, Mississippi 39205
- Telephone: 601-576-2550
- Fax: 601-576-2545
Mississippi Attorney General
- 550 High Street, Suite 1200
- Jackson, Mississippi 39201
- Telephone: 601-359-3680
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See also
- Campaign finance requirements in Mississippi
- Mississippi Secretary of State
- Mississippi Attorney General
External links
- Mississippi Secretary of State, Elections Division
- Mississippi Secretary of State, "Campaign Finance"
Footnotes
- ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "Campaign Finance," accessed August 7, 2015
- ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "Campaign Finance Guide," accessed August 7, 2015
- ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "Elections and Voting," accessed August 7, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration, "Annual Report of Budgetary Basis Expenditures for the Fiscal year Ended June 30, 2014," accessed August 7, 2015
- ↑ Mississippi Attorney General, "About," accessed August 7, 2015
- ↑ Mississippi Code of 1972, "Title 23, Chapter 15, Article 23, Section 811," accessed August 7, 2015
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