Voters warned about registration mailers from third parties

Special to The Canton News 

The Mississippi Secretary of State’s Office and county Circuit Clerks have received numerous calls regarding mailers distributed by the private entity The Voter Participation Center.

The mailers provide that, according to review, someone at the address may not be registered to vote and encourages completion and submission of a voter registration form. This is not official correspondence from the Mississippi Secretary of State’s Office or county Circuit Clerks and is not an indication of a change in anyone’s voter registration status.

It is critically important to remember voters should get their election information from trusted sources, such as local election officials and the Mississippi Secretary of State’s Office. Further, entities like The Voter Participation Center may obtain physical mailing address information through Freedom of Information Act requests.

Voters who have questions about their voter registration status can visit YallVote.MS to verify, or contact their county Circuit Clerk. Mississippians can find the contact information for their county Circuit Clerk at www.sos.ms.gov/elections-voting/county-election-information.

For additional questions, contact the Elections Hotline at 1-800-829-6786.