Mississippi ELECTION INFORMATION
Mississippi
State Voting Information
Basic Election Information for Mississippi
To check your voter registration status, contact your county voter registrar.
Early Voting Available: YES
If a voter has an appropriate excuse, they may vote absentee in person at the Office of the Registrar on select dates prior to the election. For more information, contact your county voter registrar.
Every U.S. citizen who possesses the following qualifications is entitled to register to vote in Mississippi:
- An inhabitant of Mississippi, except persons judicially declared mentally incompetent;
- At least 18 years old (or will be by the date of the next general election);
- A resident of the state, county, and supervisor’s district for 30 days;
- Has never been convicted of any crime listed in Section 241 of the Mississippi Constitution (murder, rape, bribery, theft, arson, obtaining money or goods under false pretense, perjury, forgery, embezzlement, or bigamy).
- Once you are registered, you generally remain registered indefinitely, unless you move or no longer meet one of the qualifications to vote.
- Your voter registration form must be dropped off or postmarked by the deadline.
Complete Voter Registration Information in Mississippi.
GENERAL ELECTION 2010
Primary Voter Registration Deadline: May 1, 2010
Primary Election: June 1, 2010
General Election Voter Registration Deadline: October 3, 2010
General Election: November 2, 2010
Where do you need to go?
What do you need to bring?
A voter whose driver's license number or the last four digits of his or her social security number has not been verified and who has not submitted a copy of valid identification may be asked to provide identification at the polls in Mississippi.
If a person does not have a driver's license or social security number, submits an application by mail and has never registered to vote in the county where he or she seeks to register, that person must present a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck or any other government document showing the name and address of the applicant.
For more information, visit the Mississippi Secretary of State site.
What's on the Ballot in Mississippi?
For more information on all of the races happening in 2010, visit the Mississippi Secretary of State site.
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