East Mississippi voters are reminded to return to the polls Tuesday to decide runoff elections.

On the ballot are runoffs for the Third District for the State Court of Appeals, District 3, Position 1, and Newton County Justice Court race.

Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., and voters need a photo ID to cast their ballot. Citizens in Lauderdale and Newton County will return to vote at the precinct where they voted in the general election on Nov. 8.  

In the general election for State Court of Appeals, Madison’s Jack Wilson and Madison’s Ed Hannan were the top two vote-getters. Wilson garnered 109,864 votes (50 percent), while Hannan received 81,751 votes (37 percent). Candidate Dow Yoder garnered 13 percent.

Gov. Phil Bryant appointed Wilson to the bench 16 months ago to fill the unexpired term of retiring Judge Larry Roberts, of Meridian.

Court of Appeals judges preside over criminal, child custody, workers compensation and medical malpractice cases to name a few.

Lauderdale County has approximately 44,000 registered voters, according to Circuit Clerk Donna Jill Johnson.

Angel Measell and Scott Round are in Tuesday’s runoff in the race for Justice Court, District 1 seat in Newton County. The winner will succeed Jan Addy, who died earlier this year. Newton County has approximately 14,577 registered voters, according to the Circuit Clerk’s office.

In the general election, Measell received 686 votes and Round received 597, according to the circuit clerk’s office. Those numbers include absentee ballots. Fourteen other candidates were in the race.

Justice court judges have jurisdiction over matters in small claims civil cases involving amounts of $3,000 or less, misdemeanor criminal cases and traffic offenses that happen outside a municipality. They also conduct bond hearings and preliminary hearings in felony criminal cases and can also issue search warrants. Justice court judges are the only Mississippi judges that are elected in partisan races. They serve four-year terms.