MERIDIAN —     Along with presidential and vice-presidential candidates on the ballots in November, there will be a few local and district elections as well.

    The Nov. 6 ballot will include candidates for two posts on the Lauderdale County School Board.

    Circuit Clerk Donna Jill Johnson said the two school board posts up for election are District 3 and District 4. Two people have picked up paperwork to begin the qualification process.

    Fredie Carmichael, former executive editor of The Star, is seeking the post in District 4. The incumbent, Scott Sollie, is not seeking reelection.

    In District 3, Pam Frazier is the incumbent and is seeking re-election.

    School Board candidates began qualifying on Aug. 8 and have until Sept. 7 to file qualifying papers with the Circuit Clerk's office. A candidate must have a petition with at least 50 signatures from residents of the district he or she seeks to represent.

    School board members serve six-year staggered terms.

    It is also the year that County Election Commissioners are on the ballot.

    There are five election commissioners in each county and they run on the same district lines as county supervisors, Johnson said.

    All five candidates for Election Commission in Lauderdale County are unopposed, Johnson said. The deadline has passed for qualifying for those seats. However, two of the previously elected candidates are not seeking re-election.

    Reuben Little in District 4 resigned earlier this year. The Board of Supervisors appointed Gloria Dancy to fill his unexpired term. She is seeking the post as a candidate.

    Rod Amos, District 2 Election Commissioner, is not seeking reelection.

    Evelyn W. Acklin is seeking that post.

    Other commissioners are Wallace Heggie, District 1; Awana Daniels Simmons, District 3; and Jeff Tate, District 5.

    Election commissioners handle all the general and special elections for the county.

    "We hire poll workers and train them," said Simmons, chairperson of the Lauderdale County Election Commission. "We maintain the voter rolls. The Democrats and Republicans do the primaries, but we help them. We make sure the elections are run fairly and properly. We pack supply boxes when it comes time for elections to have everything ready for them and we make sure the machines get out to the proper precincts."

    Municipal elections are held by city officials.

    Also on the ballot are candidates for U.S. president and vice president; U.S. Senator and U.S. Representative.

    Sen. Roger Wicker (R) is seeking re-election this year for a six-year term. He is opposed by Albert N. Gore Jr., (D); Thomas Cramer, Constitution Party; and Shawn O'Hara, Reform Party.

    Gregg Harper, (R) is seeking re-election as Mississippi's Third Congressional District Representative. He is opposed by Reform Party candidate John Luke Pannell.

    In non-partisan judicial elections, Supreme Court Justice William L. Waller Jr. is seeking re-election to the District One, Position One post. He is opposed by Earle S. Banks.

    Supreme Court Justice Leslie D. King, District One, Position Two, is unopposed. Supreme Court justices serve eight-year terms.

    Johnson said there is no reason for those who haven't registered to vote to wait until the last minute to register.

    "We have voter registration every single day in Lauderdale County. We don't wait until election time," Johnson said. "We're constantly trying to educate the public to let them know that every time they move, they need to let us know."

    Even just moving across the street can change the district that a voter lives in.

    Voters will not be required to show ID at the polls, she said. Legislation requiring voter ID has not yet been approved by the U.S. Justice Department.

    "Even though we voted yes, the Legislative body voted yes, Justice gets the final say on that," Johnson said.