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HOW DO I REGISTER TO VOTE IN MISSISSIPPI?

Every United States citizen has the right to vote in federal, state, and local elections as long as he or she is:

  1. A resident of Mississippi and the county, city, or town for 30 days;

  2. 18 years of age or older;

  3. Not declared mentally incompetent by a court; and,

  4. Not convicted in a Mississippi court of arson, armed robbery, bigamy, bribery, carjacking, embezzlement, extortion, felony bad check, felony shoplifting, forgery, larceny, murder, obtaining money or goods under false pretense, perjury, rape, receiving stolen property, robbery, statutory rape, theft, timber larceny, larceny under lease or rental agreement, or unlawful taking of motor vehicle (unless having been pardoned, had rights of citizenship restored by the Governor or had suffrage restored by the Legislature.)

You can register to vote at your Circuit Clerk's office, your Municipal Clerk's office, when you get your driver's license at the Department of Public Safety, or through the mail by downloading a voter registration form from our website and mailing it to your Circuit Clerk. Registration must be accomplished at least 30 days prior to the first election in which a citizen wishes to vote.

Mail-in voter registration forms are available at the Secretary of State's Office, in public libraries, drivers license exam stations, circuit clerk's offices, municipal clerk's offices, public schools, or by clicking HERE. Voters may also register at certain state and federal agencies.

HOW DO I REGISTER TO VOTE IN MISSISSIPPI?
MAIL-IN VOTER REGISTRATION

What you need to know before voting

  • Mississippi allows for 10 types of photo identification to be used on Election Day. For the complete list, click here.

    I    f you don't have any of those listed, you can get a free MS Voter Identification Card by visiting any circuit clerk's office. For more information on getting a MS Voter ID Card, click here.

  • Type in your address to find where to vote:

    https://myelectionday.sos.state.ms.us/VoterOutreach/Pages/VOSearch.aspx

  • College students may register to vote with either their home address OR school residence. For more information about your options, click here.

  • All voters have the right to ask questions and view a sample ballot posted before voting. All voters have the right to mark a ballot in private, free from intimidation or force, and to cast a ballot if in line to vote at 7 p.m. It is unlawful to post or distribute any campaign literature within 150 feet of the polling place unless on private property. This includes wearing any T-shirts, buttons, etc. with a candidate’s name or likeness as well. It is also unlawful to loiter within 30 feet of the polling place.

  • If you did not vote in the Primary Election, you can still vote in the General Election.