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.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE ABSENTEE REPORT

ADDITIONAL REMINDERS

• A sample ballot may be accessed on the SOS website.
• Mississippians who have requested an absentee ballot may track their ballot utilizing the My Election Day ballot tracker. 
• The in-person absentee voting deadline was Saturday, November 2. 
• All mail-in absentee ballots must be postmarked by Election Day (November 5) and be received by November 13.
• The Resolution Board can begin processing absentee ballots at the opening of the polls on Election Day (7 a.m.). 
• County election officials can tabulate ballots at the closing of the polls on Election Day (7 p.m.).
• Please remember election officials should be your trusted source of information, and information spread on social media may not be true for Mississippi. 
  • For example: a commonly shared social media post around Election Day claims poll managers should not write anything on your ballot. Mississippi law actually requires a poll manager to initial the back of a ballot when it is issued to a voter.

For questions regarding absentee voting, please contact our Elections Division at ElectionsAnswers@sos.ms.gov, call the Elections Hotline at 1-800-829-6786, or visit YallVote.ms.