GET READY

TO VOTE

The voter registration deadline is October 5th.

In-person Absentee Voting: September 19th - October 31st

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3.

On Election Day, you must vote at your designated polling place.
- You can find your assigned polling location by contacting your County Circuit Clerk, or by using the My Election Day tool from the MS Secretary of State.
  
  Polling places are open on Election Day from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. If you are in line by 7:00 p.m., you are allowed to cast your ballot.

The voter registration deadline for the Tuesday, November 3, 2026 General Election is Monday, October 5, 2026.
Check your voter registration status at Am I Registered? or with your county circuit clerk.
You can register:
- In-person. Visit your County Circuit Clerk's Office or Municipal Clerk's Office.
- At the DPS. Register when you get your driver's license at the Department of Public Safety.
- By mail. Download the Mail-In Voter Registration Application and mail it to your Circuit Clerk, postmarked no later than October 5, 2026.
- Update your existing registration at Update Voter Registration on the MS Secretary of State's website.

Registered voters who qualify may vote in-person absentee at their County Circuit Clerk's Office.

In-person absentee voting is available Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., beginning Saturday, September 19, 2026 through Saturday, October 31, 2026.
The Circuit Clerk's Office will also be open for in-person absentee voting on Saturday, October 24 and Saturday, October 31, from 8:00 a.m. to noon.
The deadline to vote in-person absentee is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The Circuit Clerk's Office will be open for absentee voting that day from 8:00 a.m. to noon.
Photo ID is required to vote in person at the Circuit Clerk's Office.
Qualifying reasons to vote in-person absentee include: being away from your county on Election Day, work conflicts, age 65 or older, physical disability, and others. See full eligibility list here.

Mail-in absentee ballots will be available no later than September 19, 2026. Contact your Circuit Clerk's Office to request an application.
Qualifying reasons to vote by mail include: temporarily residing outside your county, age 65 or older, temporary or permanent physical disability, and others. See the full eligibility list.
All mail-in absentee ballot applications must be signed by an official authorized to administer an oath (such as a notary public), unless the voter is temporarily or permanently physically disabled.
Mail-in absentee ballots must be postmarked on or before Election Day, November 3, 2026.
Ballots returned by mail must be received by your Circuit Clerk's Office no later than November 10, 2026 (five business days after the election) to be counted.
Voters who are exempt from the photo ID requirement when voting by mail include those casting an absentee ballot by mail, fax, or email, and voters with religious objections to being photographed.

Once you've submitted your ballot, you can track it by clicking the red button below.

Registering to vote

You do NOT need a photo ID to register.
Register at your Circuit Clerk's office, Municipal Clerk's office, the DPS when you get your driver's license, or by mail.
Register at least 30 days before the election you want to vote in.
To update your registration online, you'll need a Mississippi driver's license or DPS-issued photo ID.

Voting

You DO need a photo ID to vote in person on Election Day.
You DO need a photo ID to vote absentee in person at the Circuit Clerk's office.

Who does NOT have to show photo ID

Voters who cast an absentee ballot by mail, fax, or email
Voters with a religious objection to being photographed
Voters who live in a state-licensed care facility and vote at a polling place inside that facility

Accepted photo IDs (any one of these)

Don't have an ID on Election Day?

You can still vote. Ask for an affidavit ballot at your polling place.
Then bring an acceptable photo ID (or apply for a free Voter ID Card) to your Circuit Clerk's office within 5 business days so your vote counts.