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Know where you're going before Election Day.

Find My Polling Place

If you are registered to vote in Mississippi, the Mississippi Secretary of State is the official source for state election information.

Students can use the Mississippi Secretary of State website to find:

• Know Your Voting Rights:
  • Every qualified Mississippi elector is entitled to vote regardless of race, creed, color, or disability.
  • No one may refuse a person the right to vote if that person is legally entitled to vote.
  • No voter shall be threatened, intimidated, or paid to vote by any person.
  • Voters whose names do not appear on the poll book or who do not have an acceptable form of photo ID are entitled to vote by affidavit ballot.
  • Voters who cast an affidavit ballot are entitled to receive written information at the time of voting on how to determine if the vote was counted and, if not, why not.
  • Voters who require assistance in marking the ballot because of disability, blindness, or an inability to read or write are entitled to receive assistance from a person of the voter’s choice, excluding, a candidate whose name is on the ballot, or the spouse, parent, sibling or child of a candidate whose name is on the ballot, or by a poll watcher who is observing in the polling place on Election Day, or the voter’s employer or agent of that employer, or officer or agent of the voter’s union; unless, however, a candidate for office or the spouse, parent or child of a candidate is related within the first degree to the voter requesting assistance.
• Voting as a College Student:
  • Voting as a College Student
• Voter Information Guide:
  • Links to: MS Voter Information Guide
• Mississippi election dates:
  • Links to: Election Information Based On Registered Residential Address
  • Link to: 2026 Mississippi Elections Calendar
• Voting by Absentee Ballot, Voter Registration Deadline, 2026-2028 Elections Calendar, How to Register to Vote, Registration Qualifications, Registering by Mail, Registering in Person, Voting with Photo ID:
  • MS Voter Information Guide
• Voter Registration Deadline:
  • Primary Election Date (U.S. Congress) – March 10, 2026
    • Register by February 9, 2026
  • General Elections & Regular Special Elections Date – November 3, 2026
    • Register by October 5, 2026
  • MS Voter Information Guide
• Voter registration information:
  • MS Voter Information Guide
  • Check Your Registration
  • Update Voter Registration
• Polling locations:
  • Election Information Based On Registered Residential Address
• Mail-In & Absentee voting information:
  • Step-by-Step Absentee Voting Guide
  • Mail-In Voter Registration Application
  • Military and Overseas FPCA - Voter Registration and Absentee Ballot Request
• County election contacts:
  • MS Election Contact Information by County
  • MS Election Hotline Contacts 
• Election results:
  • Links to: MS Election Results by Year

Not registered in Mississippi? No problem.

MSU students come from across the country, and election dates, deadlines, voter ID rules, and absentee voting requirements vary by state.

• Voting as a College Student:
  • Voting as a College Student
• Request an Absentee Ballot:
  • Step-by-Step Absentee Voting Guide
• Find voting information and upcoming election details for your home state here:
  • Button: FIND MY STATE'S VOTING INFORMATION
    • Links to: https://allintovote.org/rules-in-your-state/
    • Links to: State Voting Information by Month

Voting ID requirements are different from state to state.

Check your state's voter ID requirements using VoteRiders' state-by-state ID information cards.

Check your state's requirements before Election Day so you know what to bring with you. Be sure to pay attention to if your state accepts Student ID cards.