Mississippi

2024 Voting Information and Resources for Disabled Voters

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Call or text 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683)

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The deadline to register to vote in the 2024 General Election has passed.

Voters with disabilities and voters who are away from home on Election day can vote during “In-Person Absentee Voting”. If you qualify to vote during this time, you can vote at the County Circuit Clerk’s Office Monday-Friday from 8am-5pm starting September 23rd to Saturday, November 2nd. The County Circuit Clerk’s Office will also be open for in-person absentee voting from 8am to noon on Saturday October 26th and Saturday, November 2nd.
Election Day is on Tuesday, November 5. You can vote from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm at your assigned polling location.
Make your plan to vote now:

Find your polling place
You must have an accepted photo ID to vote (if you do not have an accepted photo ID, the State of Mississippi offers a free Voter Identification Card). Have questions about Voter ID or need help getting a Voter ID? Call or text VoteRiders at 866-432-8683
Decide how you’re going to get to and from your polling place. Arrange your transportation ahead of time, don’t wait until Election Day!
Get your friends, family or neighbors to go vote with you.
Find out what will be on your ballot

by calling your County Clerk's Office or by visiting http://myelectionday.sos.state.ms.us
There may be ballot measures, local offices, state offices and federal offices on your ballot.
A ballot measure is a law, issue, or question that you can vote on. They can include important questions about supporting your community & keeping it safe.
State level politicians shape policies & make decisions about programs like Medicaid, waivers, healthcare, affordable housing, schools & more!
Local politicians decide things like where or how much public transportation there is, access to voting and how smooth or clean our streets are.

MOVE Mississippi, Inc. offers free rides to the polls. Their Roll2ThePolls Rideshare service starts on Friday, October 25th. To sign up for your rideshare, call 662-205-6683 or book online at www.msmove.org/

If you have a disability or will be away from home on Election Day, you can vote by mail in Mississippi.
Requesting your vote by mail ballot (do it ASAP):

Contact or visit your County Circuit Clerk’s Office to request or complete an application for a mail-in absentee ballot. All absentee ballot applications have to be witnessed by a notary unless “the voter is temporarily or permanently physically disabled. Temporary or permanently physically disabled voters may” have a person over 18 sign the application as a witness.

If you are mailing your completed absentee ballot, your ballot must be postmarked on or before Election Day (November 5, 2024).
Your absentee ballot must be received on or within five business days of the election for it to count.

You can vote by absentee ballot if you have a disability or will be away from home on Election Day. Absentee voting is also called vote by mail.
If you need help voting in person, you are allowed to have a family member, friend or another person of your choice assist you at the polls. You cannot have your boss or agent of your union help you vote.

If you bring a person to assist you, let the poll workers know when you check in.

Every polling place is required to have at least one accessible voting machine (sometimes called a ballot marking device). Every voter is allowed to use this machine. The poll workers can teach you how to use it.

You can use a touch screen or tactile keypad to click through each question and mark your choices. Some accessible machines also allow you to plug in a sip-and-puff device.
You can make the font bigger and change the colors to make the ballot easier to read.
The voting machine also has headphones. The machine can read your ballot out loud to you, so you can listen to the questions.
You can go back through your ballot choices and make sure you selected the right ones before printing your ballot and casting your vote.

If you have a disability or physical/mental health condition that makes it difficult for you to stand in a long line, tell a poll worker.
If you need assistance of any kind, simply tell the election officials what you need (ex. A chair or place to sit while you wait, a quiet place to wait and to be called when it’s your turn, and more)
If your polling place is inaccessible or you have a physical disability that makes it difficult to stand in line, Mississippi allows voters to vote outside of their polling place. This is called curbside voting. Reach out to your local election office or call/text 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683) to find out more about curbside voting.

What if I have questions about voting, need assistance or want to report any barriers I faced with voting? Call or text 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683)

Can I vote if I have a disability? Yes! People with disabilities who are 18 or older have the right to vote. Your vote matters and is protected by law to make sure that you can vote independently, accessibly and privately.
Can I vote if I have a guardian? In Mississippi, you can still vote if you have a guardian. For help understanding or getting back your right to vote, contact Disability Rights Mississippi at 601-968-0600
How do I know if I can vote? Ask your guardian. If they won’t tell you, call the Disability Rights Mississippi at 601-968-0600