Mississippi General Election

Mississippi does not offer online voter registration.

You can complete a voter registration application in person. Contact your local election office for information on when and where to register to vote.Learn more by visiting the Mississippi Secretary of State website or contacting your local election office.

View official ballot information on the Mississippi Secretary of State website, if available.

Secretary of State401 Mississippi St. Jackson, MS 39201Telephone: (800) 829-6786

You will be asked to show photo ID to vote in Mississippi. A valid form of identification is an official government document that establishes your identity and has no expiration date or has an issuance date within the last 10 years. Acceptable forms of valid ID include: Mississippi driver’s license (includes Mississippi Mobile ID, issued by Department of Public Safety) ID card issued by any branch, department, agency, or entity of the State of Mississippi US passport employee photo ID card issued by any branch, department, agency, or entity of the United States government, the State of Mississippi, or any county, municipality, board, authority or other entity in Mississippi tribal photo ID card United States military photo ID card official Mississippi Voter ID CardA current and valid form of identification is an official government document that establishes your identity and is not expired as of the date it is presented. Acceptable forms of current and valid photo ID include: Mississippi license to carry a pistol or revolver student ID card, issued by any accredited college, university, or community or junior college in the State of Mississippi any ID not listed above issued by any branch, department, agency, or entity of the United States government or any other state government.Voters without ID: If you do not have an accepted form of photo ID, you can vote an affidavit ballot. You will then have 5 business days to show an acceptable photo ID form or apply for a Mississippi Voter ID Card at your circuit clerk’s office.If you have religious objections to being photographed and do not present an acceptable form of photo ID when you vote, you may cast an affidavit ballot. You will then have 5 business days after the election to complete an Affidavit of Religious Objection at your circuit clerk’s office.

Visit your state’s site to find your local election office.

To register in Mississippi you must: be a United States citizen have lived in Mississippi and in your county, city, or town for 30 days before the election in which you want to vote be 18 years old by the time of the general election in which you want to vote have not been convicted in a Mississippi court of voter fraud, 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.)not have been declared mentally incompetent by a court

Check that you're registered to vote on Mississippi's website. If you’re not registered: Your by mail registration form must be postmarked by Oct 5.