Absentee voting opens at all circuit clerk office in Mississippi no later than Sept. 23 ahead of the Nov. 5 General Election.
The in-person absentee voting deadline is Nov. 2.
Circuit clerk offices will be open around the state for normal business hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, as well as from 8 a.m. until noon on Saturday, Oct. 26, and Saturday, Nov. 2.
Races on the ballot this cycle include president, U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, state judicial races and other local elections.
The Mississippi Secretary of State’s office reminded voters Friday that all wishing to cast a ballot, whether in-person or absentee, must complete voter registration by Oct. 7. All mail-in voter registrations must be postmarked by Oct. 7.
Who Can Vote Absentee?
Under Mississippi law, the following are among those who are entitled to vote by in-person absentee ballot:
• Any qualified elector who is a bona fide student, teacher or administrator at any college, university, junior college, high, junior high or elementary grade school whose studies or employment at such institution necessitates his or her absence from the county of his or her voting residence on the date of any election.
• Any qualified elector who is away from his or her county of residence on election day for any reason.
• Any person who has a temporary or permanent physical disability and who, because of such disability, is unable to vote in person without substantial hardship to himself, herself or others.
• Any person who is 65 years of age or older.
• Any qualified elector who will be unable to vote in person because he or she is required to be at work on election day during the time at which the polls will be open or on-call during the times when the polls will be open.
