Voter ID remains an integral part of clean and fair elections. As Secretary of State, it is my goal to educate every eligible Mississippian on the impact of this essential requirement at the ballot box. Together, we can help ensure every vote cast is free of fraud or error.
Voter IDs Issued:
Verify if you have an acceptable Photo ID.
Learn about the different ways that you can get a Photo ID.
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Quick Questions:
Individuals voting at the polls are required to show a photo ID. Individuals voting in person by absentee ballot inside the Circuit Clerk’s Office are also required to show a photo ID.
Any of the following photo IDs may be used:
- A valid Mississippi driver’s license (includes Mississippi Mobile ID, issued by Department of Public Safety)
- A valid identification card issued by any branch, department, agency, or entity of the State of Mississippi
- A valid United States passport
- A valid employee photo identification card issued by any branch, department, agency, or entity of the United States government, the State of Mississippi, or any county, municipality, board, authority or other entity of this state
- A current and valid Mississippi license to carry a pistol or revolver, containing a photo of the voter
- A valid tribal photo identification card
- A valid United States military photo identification card
- A current and valid student photo identification card, issued by any accredited college, university or community or junior college in the State of Mississippi
- An official Mississippi Voter Identification Card
- Any current and valid photo ID not listed above issued by any branch, department, agency, or entity of the United States government or any other state government.
(Valid means an official government document that establishes the voter’s identity and has no expiration date or has an issuance date not more than ten (10) years prior to the date the document is presented.) (Current and valid means an official government document that establishes the voter’s identity and is not expired as of the date the document is presented. See Miss. Attorney General Opinion, In re: Hon. Joseph M. Seymour, dated Oct. 7, 2024.)
Please call the Secretary of State’s Voter ID Hotline at 1-844-678-6837, visit the Mississippi Voter ID website or email MSVoterID@sos.ms.gov.
- Voters who vote an absentee ballot by mail, fax or email
- Voters with religious objections to being photographed
- Any registered voter who resides at a state-licensed care facility and who votes in person at a polling place located in that state-licensed care facility
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, or apply for a Mississippi Voter ID Card, at the Circuit Clerk’s Office.
FREE Mississippi Voter ID Cards are available at any Circuit Clerk’s Office.
Any eligible voter who does NOT have an acceptable form of photo ID qualifies for a FREE Mississippi Voter Identification Card.
Visit the Secretary of State’s website to find the closest Circuit Clerk’s Office, call the Secretary of State’s Voter ID hotline toll free at 1-844-678-6837 or visit the Voter ID website.
To get a FREE Mississippi Voter Identification Card, the voter must bring any ONE of the following to the Circuit Clerk’s Office:
- Any expired but valid photo identity document having the voter’s name and photograph issued by the U.S. government or any U.S. state
- A birth certificate or any other document with the voter’s full legal name, date and place of birth
- A Social Security card
- A Medicare card
- A Medicaid card
- A Mississippi Voter Registration Card
- Any of the following, as long as it includes the voter’s name and current address:
- Utility bill issued within the preceding six (6) months
- Bank statement issued within the preceding six (6) months
- Paycheck issued within the preceding six (6) months
- Government check issued within the preceding six (6) months
- IRS Form W-2, Wages and Tax Statement issued within the current calendar year
- Any other government document issued within the current calendar year
Yes, the Circuit Clerk’s Office can verify a voter’s birth information free of charge. The voter must give the Circuit Clerk the following information:
- Full legal name
- Date of birth
- State of birth
- Mother’s maiden name
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FREE transportation will be available to voters who need help getting a Mississippi Voter Identification Card. For more information about this program, contact the Secretary of State’s Voter ID toll-free hotline at 1-844-678-6837, visit the Mississippi Voter ID website or email MSVoterID@sos.ms.gov.
A voter whose driver’s license has been surrendered to the Department of Public Safety or to local law enforcement authorities due to medical reasons, DUI test refusal, DUI, or for any other reason authorized by Mississippi law, is eligible to obtain a free Mississippi Voter Identification Card if the voter has no other acceptable form of photo identification. If a driver’s license has been suspended but is still in the possession of the voter, the driver’s license remains an acceptable form of photo identification.