Qualifying deadline for Yazoo County’s upcoming special election may be about three months away, but two candidates have already expressed interest in the post.
Circuit Clerk Robert Coleman said the county will have a special election on Nov. 4 for the Chancery Clerk post. Former Chancery Clerk Quint Carver retired from the position on Dec. 31, 2024, leaving his post about a year after his reelection.
After accepting Carver’s retirement in 2024, the Yazoo County Board of Supervisors approved the appointment of Deputy Clerk April Adams to serve in the post until the special election. Adams, a long-term clerk, has assumed Carver’s responsibilities since Jan. 1.
Coleman said his office has received two qualification packets so far regarding the special election. Along with Adams, Leticia Green Carmichael has also submitted qualifying information.
Coleman said the qualifying deadline is Sept. 9. He added that if potential candidates choose to run as Independents, they are required to acquire 50 signatures of qualified registered Yazoo County voters. Party preference candidates are not required to obtain the signatures. However, all candidates must submit a qualifying statement of intention and provide a $100 fee.
Coleman also added that a county-wide special election comes with the same price tag as a general election.
“A special election for the whole county, which is what the chancery clerk position is, requires all precincts to be open just like a regular election, as opposed to a specific district race,” Coleman said. “It will be treated just like a county-wide general election.”
Coleman said the winner of November’s special election will also hold the chancery clerk’s post until the county’s next general election, which will be held in 2027.
