To register to vote in Mississippi, you must:
- Be a U.S. citizen
- Be a resident of Mississippi and the county, city, or town in which you plan to register for at least 30 days
- Be at least 18 years old
- Not have been declared “non-compos mentis” or “mentally incompetent” by a court of law
- Not have been convicted in a Mississippi court of arson, armed robbery, bigamy, bribery, carjacking, embezzlement, extortion, felony bad check, felony shoplifting, forgery, larceny, murder, obtaining money or goods under false pretense, perjury, rape, receiving stolen property, robbery, statutory rape, theft, timber larceny, larceny under lease or rental agreement, or unlawful taking of motor vehicle; or, if you have had such a conviction, have been pardoned, had right of citizenship restored by the governor, or had suffrage restored by the legislature
You must register to vote at least 30 days before the election you wish to vote in.
