The Public Employees’ Retirement System of Mississippi (PERS) will mail ballots, biographical information, and candidate statements Mar. 8 to eligible voters for a runoff election to determine the new PERS Board of Trustees public school and community/junior college employee representative.
The candidates in the runoff are incumbent Dr. Edward Lee Childress, Corinth Public School District superintendent, and Billy Wayne Folkes, Lamar County School District director of student services. Votes must be cast by mail, phone, or online by 5 p.m. Apr. 8. Instructions on the voting process are on the ballot.
The election schedule and a sample ballot are available on the PERS website, www.pers.ms.gov.
The 10-member Board includes the State Treasurer, a gubernatorial appointee who is a member of PERS, two PERS retirees, two state employees, and one representative each of public schools and community colleges, Institutions of Higher Learning, counties, and municipalities. With the exception of the State Treasurer and the gubernatorial appointee, board members are elected to staggered six-year terms.