Mississippi

If you are a registered voter and do not have a photo ID that is acceptable for voting, you are eligible to receive a free photo ID from the state. You can get your Mississippi Voter ID card from your Circuit Clerk’s office.

The cards are issued free of charge but you must provide a document to prove your identity. If you don’t have one, the clerk may verify birth information if you provide your date of birth, the state where you were born, and your mother’s maiden name.

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Registered voters in Mississippi need to confirm their identity with a photo ID when they vote in person.

If you are a registered voter but do not present a valid ID at the polling place, you may cast an affidavit ballot. In order for your affidavit ballot to be counted, you must present an acceptable form of ID at the Circuit Clerk’s office within five business days after the election.

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You do not need a “REAL ID” to vote in Mississippi.

Your driver’s license or state ID card will show a gold star if it meets REAL ID requirements under federal law.

• Mississippi REAL ID info
• Mississippi REAL ID FAQ

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Yes, voters who have downloaded the state’s Mobile ID app on their Apple and Android smartphones can show their stored MS driver’s license or state-issued ID as an acceptable voter photo ID when voting in person.

Only certain voters are able to vote absentee in Mississippi .

To be qualified, you must be:

• Member of the Armed Forces
  • Spouse and dependents are also qualified to vote absentee
• Member of the Merchant Marine or the American Red Cross
  • Spouse and dependents are also qualified to vote absentee
•  Disabled war veteran who is a patient in any hospital
  • Spouse and dependents are also qualified to vote absentee
• Civilian attached to any branch of the Armed Forces, Merchant Marine, or American Red Cross and serving outside the United States
  •  Spouse and dependents are also qualified to vote absentee
• Temporarily residing outside the territorial limits of the United States and the District of Columbia
• Student, teacher, or administrator whose employment or studies necessitate their absence from county of voting residence
  • Spouse and dependents residing with you are also qualified to vote absentee
• Outside county of residence on Election Day
• Temporarily or permanently physically disabled
• Sixty-five (65) years of age or older
• Parent, spouse, or dependent of a person having a temporary or permanent physical disability who is hospitalized outside their county of residence or 50+ miles away from his/her residence
  • You must be with that person on Election Day
•  Member of the Mississippi Congressional delegation
  • Spouse and dependents are also qualified to vote absentee
•  Required to be at work on Election Day during the times at which the polls will be open

No, you do not need to include ID with your ballot request.

BUT: If it is your first time voting in a federal election in Mississippi, please see the federal ID requirements for first-time voters. A federal election is when you vote for the President, your Congressional Representative or your Senators.

Applications must be notarized or sworn and subscribed to by another official authorized to witness absentee balloting. The applications of voters who have a temporary or permanent disability may instead be witnessed and signed by any adult.

No, but the signature on your absentee ballot must match your signature on file with the state.

If your absentee ballot is rejected and there is a signature match issue, election officials must notify you within one business day (either by mail, email, or fax) in order to give you an opportunity to correct it.

You will then have 10 calendar days after the election to submit a completed “Absentee Cure Form.” so your ballot can be counted.