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Mississippi Absentee Voting Rules

Excuse Required

Voters must have a qualifying excuse, such as absence or disability, to vote absentee by mail.

What “Excuse Required” means

A voter must have a qualifying reason — such as illness, disability, absence, or age — to vote absentee by mail.

13 of 51 states are in the same category

Alongside Mississippi: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia.

Source: National Conference of State Legislatures · as of July 2026 · last verified August 5, 2026

See every state in our absentee voting tracker, or everything we track for Mississippi.

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