JACKSON, Miss – As of Monday, October 7, 2024, the Statewide Election Management System (SEMS) reported a total of 38,875 absentee ballots requested, 36,539 absentee ballots sent, and 23,434 absentee ballots received in the state of Mississippi for the 2024 November General Election.
JACKSON, Miss. – As the southeastern United States has been, and continues to be, battered by hurricanes, the Secretary of State's Office reminds voters of the absentee provision for emergency responders deployed on Election Day.
Under Mississippi’s Armed Services Absentee Voting Law (§ 23-15-673), any voter serving as a trained or certified emergency response provider responding to a state of emergency on Election Day qualifies as a Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) voter and may vote absentee.
JACKSON, Miss – As of Monday, October 14, 2024, the Statewide Election Management System (SEMS) reported a total of 60,057 absentee ballots requested, 57,920 absentee ballots sent, and 42,102 absentee ballots received in the state of Mississippi for the 2024 November General Election.
JACKSON, Miss – As of Monday, October 21, 2024, the Statewide Election Management System (SEMS) reported a total of 86,525 absentee ballots requested, 84,636 absentee ballots sent, and 67,802 absentee ballots received in the state of Mississippi for the 2024 November General Election.
JACKSON, Miss. — Circuit clerk offices will be open from 8:00 a.m. to noon for in-person absentee voting this Saturday, October 26, 2024.
The last day to vote in-person absentee is Saturday, November 2, 2024, on which circuit clerk offices will be open from 8:00 a.m. to noon.
All mail-in absentee ballots must be postmarked by November 5 (Election Day) and received by county circuit clerk offices by November 13.
JACKSON, Miss. – According to Rule 40 and Rule 41 of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, the Fifth Circuit Panel's opinion will not take effect until at least November 18th, meaning this will not affect the November 5th General Election.
The Mississippi Secretary of State’s Office will continue to digest the opinion and explore all available legal options.
JACKSON, Miss – As of Monday, October 28, 2024, the Statewide Election Management System (SEMS) reported a total of 137,686 absentee ballots requested, 136,372 absentee ballots sent, and 119,818 absentee ballots received in the state of Mississippi for the 2024 November General Election.
BILOXI, Miss. – On behalf of the Gulf Coast legislative delegation, Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson presented the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) with a check for $11,000,000, representing the Tidelands Trust Funds amounts collected during Fiscal Year 2024 (for use during Fiscal Year 2025) and appropriated in Senate Bill 3048 during the 2024 Legislative Session.
JACKSON, Miss. – Mississippi's 2024 General Election Day is less than one week away. The November 5 ballot features offices of President, U.S. Senate, U.S. Representative, Supreme Court Justice, Court of Appeals Judge, School Board Members, County Election Commissioners, and some special elections.
Polls for the General Election will open at 7:00 a.m. and close at 7:00 p.m. Any voter in line at 7:00 p.m. is legally entitled to cast a ballot.
JACKSON, Miss – As of Monday, November 4, 2024, the Statewide Election Management System (SEMS) reported a total of 209,037 absentee ballots requested, 208,886 absentee ballots sent, and 197,903 absentee ballots received in the state of Mississippi for the 2024 November General Election.
Note: Alcorn, Amite, DeSoto, Hancock, Itawamba, Lawrence, Madison, Pearl River, Tishomingo, and Webster Counties have exceeded their 2020 absentee numbers.