Mississippi Code
Miss. Code Ann. § 23-17-49 (2026)
Statement of organization of political committees; when to file; contents of statement; changes in statement
✓ current as of July 2026
- (1) Each political committee shall file with the Secretary of State a statement of organization no later than ten (10) days after receipt of contributions aggregating in excess of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00), or no later than ten (10) days after having made expenditures aggregating in excess of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00).
- (2) The statement of organization of a political committee must include:
- (a) The name and address of the committee and all officers;
- (b) Designation of a director of the committee and a custodian of books and accounts of the committee, who shall be designated treasurer; and
- (c) A brief statement identifying the measure that the committee seeks to pass or defeat.
Any change in information previously submitted in a statement of organization shall be reported and filed within ten (10) days.
Laws, 1993, ch. 514, § 25, eff. 8/3/1993 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objections under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965).
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 2011–2014 · leading case: Gordon Just., Jr. v. Delbert Hosemann, et, 771 F.3d 285 (5th Cir. 2014).
Gordon Just., Jr. v. Delbert Hosemann, et, 771 F.3d 285 (5th Cir. 2014). “Miss.Code Ann. § 23-17-49(1). And political committees in Texas must fill out a three-page form that asks them questions like the group’s acronym and whether it has a controlling entity.”
Just. v. Hosemann, 829 F. Supp. 2d 504 (N.D. Miss. 2011). “Miss.Code Ann. § 23-17-49. The statement shall include: (1) the name and address of the committee and all officers; (2) a designation of a director of the committee and a custodian of books and accounts of the committee, who shall be designated treasurer, and (3) a brief…”
Miss. Code Ann. § 23-17-49(1): 1 case
Gordon Just., Jr. v. Delbert Hosemann, et, 771 F.3d 285 (5th Cir. 2014). “Miss.Code Ann. § 23-17-49(1). And political committees in Texas must fill out a three-page form that asks them questions like the group’s acronym and whether it has a controlling entity.”
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