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Mississippi Votes 2024

Voter information for MS residents including absentee voting for Mississippians in and out of state. Includes links for absentee voting for college students, military, and others needing to vote absentee for another state.

ID Requirements For Mississippi Voters

ID Requirements for Registration

In-person Or Mail-in Registration: print form

If registering for the first time in Mississippi without a Mississippi driver’s license or social security number, must send with this application a copy of a current and valid photo ID or a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck or other government document that shows your name and address in this county.

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ID Requirements for Voting

Any one of the following types of photo IDs may be used on Election Day:

  1. A driver's license (including a Digital ID provided by the Mississippi Department of Public Safety).
  2. A photo ID card issued by a branch, department, or entity of the State of Mississippi.
  3. A United States passport.
  4. A government employee ID card.
  5. A firearms license.
  6. A student photo ID issued by an accredited Mississippi university, college, or community/junior college  Authorized College List.
  7. A United States military ID.
  8. A tribal photo ID.
  9. Any other photo ID issued by any branch, department, agency or entity of the United States government or any State government.
  10. A Mississippi Voter Identification Card.

Exemptions:

Any Mississippi registered voter who states he/she does not have an acceptable photo identification because of a religious objection to being photographed shall be entitled to vote by affidavit ballot without being required to show a photo ID. The ballot will not be rejected for this reason if the voter signs a separate affidavit before the Circuit Clerk within five days of the election. 

Any registered voter who resides at a state-licensed care facility and who votes in person at a polling place located in that state-licensed care facility.

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Where to get an ID

Department of Public Safety, Driver Service Bureau:

Obtaining a Driver’s License:

Identification cards :evidence that can be considered for proof of domicile.

Obtain a non-driver photo ID at Circuit Clerk offices in Mississippi. Call 1-844-678-6837 for more information. If you are an eligible Mississippi voter and need transportation assistance, we will provide a FREE ride to your Circuit Clerk's Office to get a Mississippi Voter ID Card. We will give you the names of local transportation providers to contact to make travel arrangements to fit your needs. A transportation provider will pick you up, take you to the Circuit Clerk's Office and bring you home. There is NO charge to you for the ride.

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