Candidate qualifying fees; increase for certain candidates in county elections and revise distribution of the fee.

HB 202 increases qualifying fees for county-level election candidates from $100 to $250 for specific offices including sheriff, chancery clerk, circuit clerk, tax assessor, tax collector, county attorney, county superintendent of education, and board of supervisors. The bill revises fee distribution, requiring the first $100 to stay with the county election body (executive committee or election commission) and the remaining $150 to be retained by the circuit clerk for county election costs. This affects all candidates running for these county offices in Mississippi who must pay the higher fee during the qualifying period. The change applies to both party-affiliated and independent candidates for these positions.