Mississippi voters have until Monday, October 5, to register for the November 3, 2026, General Election, according to a September 28 announcement from the Mississippi Secretary of State’s Office. Applicants may register in person at their local Circuit Clerk’s Office or mail an application postmarked no later than October 5.
For voters who are already registered, in-person and mail-in absentee ballots are available at Circuit Clerk’s Offices. Saturday in-person absentee voting begins October 24. The deadline for voting absentee in person is Saturday, October 31. The October 24 date applies to Saturday availability, rather than the start of all in-person absentee voting.
A separate September 28 report from the Secretary of State listed 8,787 absentee ballots requested statewide for the November election. The Statewide Election Management System also recorded 8,463 ballots sent to voters and 4,148 completed absentee ballots returned to Circuit Clerk’s Offices.
The requested total counts voters who asked their local Circuit Clerk’s Office for an absentee ballot. The sent total counts ballots sent to voters, while the received total counts completed ballots returned to those offices. These figures describe statewide activity as of September 28.
Voters who have requested an absentee ballot may track it through the My Election Day portal. Mail-in absentee ballots must be postmarked by Election Day, November 3. Resolution Boards can begin processing absentee ballots when polls open at 7 a.m.; county election officials can tabulate ballots when polls close at 7 p.m.
YallVote.ms provides access to a mail-in registration application, registration-status checks, registration updates and the full election calendar. A sample ballot is also available on the Secretary of State’s website. For questions, contact the Elections Division at 1-800-829-6786 or ElectionsAnswers@sos.ms.gov.
Correction, October 2, 2026: An earlier version incorrectly described October 24 as the start of in-person absentee voting. It is the start of Saturday in-person absentee voting; in-person ballots are already available.
