Mississippi

NOTE: If you are registering for the first time in Mississippi, you are registering by mail, and you DO NOT have a Mississippi driver’s license or social security number, you must send a copy of a current and valid photo ID or a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck or other government document that shows your name and address. All Mississippians are required to show a photo ID when voting at the polls or voting in person by absentee ballot. Eligible voters casting an absentee ballot by mail do not have to show a photo ID. Overseas and uniformed military voting by absentee ballot by mail, email, or fax do not have to show a photo ID.

Mississippi voter registration deadlines

• In Person: 30 days before Election Day. If the 30th day falls on a Sunday or legal holiday, then the in-person deadline is extended to the next regular business day.
• By Mail: Postmarked 30 days before Election Day. If the 30th day falls on a Sunday or legal holiday, then the postmark deadline is extended to the next regular business day.
• Online: Not Available.
• Election Day Registration: Not Available.

Mississippi voter registration rules

To register to vote in Mississippi, you must:

• Be a United States Citizen
• Have lived in Mississippi and in your county (and city, if applicable) 30 days before Election Day
• Be 18 years old by the time of the general election in which you want to vote
• Have not been convicted of voter fraud or any other disenfranchising crime (or, if you have been convicted, you must have had your rights restored)
• Not have been declared mentally incompetent by a court

Mississippi links for voting information

• Check Your Voter Registration
• Register to Vote (print and deliver in person or send by mail)
• State Election Website
• Local Election Office
• Polling Place Lookup
• Absentee Voting Information
• Voter ID Information
• State Election Code

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