Mississippi: Do you need an ID to vote?
Mississippi requires photo ID at the polls. A voter without one votes an affidavit ballot and has five business days to show ID.
A voter without photo ID on Election Day votes an affidavit ballot. For it to count, the voter must show an acceptable photo ID, or apply for a free Mississippi Voter ID Card, at the circuit clerk's office within five business days. Voters with a religious objection to being photographed can sign an affidavit within the same five days instead.
Conditions
- Return with photo ID within 5 business days if voting without it
- Free Mississippi Voter ID Card available from circuit clerk
What the law says
Individuals voting at the polls are required to show a photo ID. [...] A voter who does not have photo ID on Election Day will be asked to vote by affidavit ballot at the polling place. The voter will then have five (5) business days to show an acceptable form of photo ID
Sources
- Mississippi Secretary of State, Voter ID Official · sos.ms.gov
Confirm with the state
- Agency
- Mississippi Secretary of State, Elections Division (Voter ID Hotline)
- Phone
- 1-844-678-6837
- Website
- sos.ms.gov
How bordering states compare
- Alabama Photo ID requiredAlabama requires photo ID; without it, a voter votes provisionally and must show ID by Friday, unless two poll officials identify them.
- Arkansas Photo ID requiredArkansas requires photo ID; a voter without it casts a provisional ballot that counts only if ID is shown by noon the following Monday.
- Louisiana Photo ID requestedLouisiana asks for photo ID, but a voter without one can sign an affidavit at the polls and vote.
- Tennessee Photo ID requiredTennessee requires a government photo ID to vote in person; without one, the vote counts only if ID is shown within two business days.
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