State Auditor of Mississippi
elected official in the executive branch of Mississippi's state government
The state auditor of Mississippi is an elected official in the executive branch of Mississippi's state government. The duty of the state auditor is to ensure accountability in the use of funds appropriated by the state legislature by inspecting and reporting on the expenditure of the public funds.
Shad White is the incumbent state auditor of Mississippi as of 2025. He assumed office on July 17, 2018.
History of the office
The position of state auditor was enumerated as part of the executive branch in Mississippi's first constitution in 1817. The office was filled by the choice of the Mississippi Legislature. The first auditor, John R. Girault, was elected on December 19, 1817. The 1832 constitution stipulated that the auditor was to be popularly elected to serve a two-year term. The 1869 Constitution extended the term to four years.
The fourth Constitution of Mississippi, ratified in 1890, made the state auditor ineligible to hold consecutive terms, and barred the state auditor and state treasurer from immediately succeeding each other.
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