Register or update your record
October 5 is the general-election registration deadline. In-person applications are due that day, and mailed applications must be postmarked by that date.
Official voter resources
Make your Mississippi voting plan
Use Mississippi's official election services to register, confirm absentee eligibility, request and return an absentee ballot, review identification rules, and find Election Day information.
First steps
Start with these three actions
Check absentee eligibility and timing
Mississippi absentee voting is limited to eligible voters. Eligible in-person absentee voting runs from September 19 through noon on October 31. The cited 2026 guidance does not state one statewide mail application cutoff, so request through the Circuit Clerk early. A mailed ballot must be postmarked by November 3 and received by 5 p.m. on November 10.
Confirm your ballot and polling place
Use My Election Day to find address-specific election information, a sample ballot, county election contacts, and absentee or affidavit ballot tracking.
October 5voter registration deadline
September 19eligible in-person absentee voting begins
October 31in-person absentee deadline at noon
7 a.m. to 7 p.m.Election Day poll hours
Election timeline
Eligible in-person absentee voting begins
Eligible voters may begin voting absentee in person at the Circuit Clerk's office. Regular weekday hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Voter registration deadline
In-person applications are due, and mailed voter registration applications must be postmarked by this date.
Saturday in-person absentee hours
Circuit Clerk offices are open from 8 a.m. to noon for eligible in-person absentee voting.
In-person absentee voting deadline
This is the final day to vote absentee in person. Circuit Clerk offices are open from 8 a.m. to noon.
General Election Day and mail ballot postmark deadline
Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voters in line at 7 p.m. may vote. Mailed absentee ballots must be postmarked on or before this date. UOCAVA ballots returned by email or fax must arrive by 7 p.m.
Mailed absentee ballot receipt deadline
Circuit Clerk offices must receive mailed absentee ballots by this deadline. The ballot must also have been postmarked on or before November 3.
Check the current rule: Mississippi requires an eligible reason to vote absentee. Voters at the polls must show an acceptable photo ID. A voter without acceptable identification may cast an affidavit ballot and has five business days after the election to present acceptable identification or complete a religious-objection affidavit at the Circuit Clerk's office. Mail-in absentee voters are exempt from the polling-place photo ID requirement. Military and overseas voters should follow the separate UOCAVA procedures.
No statewide ballot question on the posted official sample ballot
The Secretary of State's official 12-page November 3 sample ballot contains no statewide initiative, amendment, measure, or question. The initiatives page is a historical archive and is not a current list of qualified 2026 statewide questions. This guide therefore counts zero statewide ballot questions.
View official ballot-measure informationNo judicial contest decided by all Mississippi voters
The updated official 2026 election calendar states that the regularly scheduled Mississippi Supreme Court election is currently enjoined by a federal court order. The posted sample ballot lists Court of Appeals, chancery, and circuit contests by district. None is decided by all Mississippi voters, so this guide counts zero statewide judicial contests.
Read the updated official election calendarUse My Election Day for your address-specific ballot
Mississippi's official portal provides polling-place, sample-ballot, officeholder, county-contact, and ballot-tracking information based on a residential address. Confirm every district and local item that applies to you.
Open My Election DayOfficial voter links
2026 election calendarOfficial updated schedule for registration, absentee voting, Election Day, receipt deadlines, and the Supreme Court injunction note.Voter registration informationOfficial registration methods and the 30-day timing rule.2026 general-election absentee announcementOfficial October 5 registration deadline, Saturday absentee dates, October 31 in-person deadline, and November 3 postmark deadline.Absentee voting informationOfficial eligibility categories, application process, in-person schedule, postmark rule, and November 10 receipt deadline.Elections 101Official poll hours and Election Day guidance.Voter IDOfficial photo identification and affidavit-ballot rules.My Election DayOfficial address-based polling-place, sample-ballot, county-contact, and ballot-tracking portal.Mississippi initiatives archiveOfficial historical initiative archive used only to distinguish old proposals from the current 2026 sample ballot.
Dates checked October 1, 2026. Confirm them at the linked official source.