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How do I request an absentee ballot?

 Write to your county’s circuit clerk by mail to ask for an application for an absentee ballot.
Where do I send the request?

 Find contact info for the election commissioners in your county here.

What is the deadline for requesting an absentee ballot?

 The Secretary of State’s voter information guide recommends that you contact your Circuit or Municipal Clerk at least two weeks before Election Day.
What is the voting procedure?

 Mail in a request for an application for an absentee ballot. The counties take requests starting 45 days prior to Election Day. Once they send an application, fill it out and return it. They will mail you an absentee ballot, which must be filled out and returned to the county clerk’s office.
What are the deadlines for voting absentee?

 Ballot must be received by the clerk by 5:00 pm the Monday before Election Day:
March 10 for the Primary Election
November 3 for the General Election
What are the election dates and deadlines for 2008?

 Primary Election: March 11
General Election: November 4
Voter registration closes 30 days prior to Election Day.
How do I contact the Secretary of State / election officials?

 Eric Clark, Secretary of State
401 Mississippi Street
Jackson, MS 39201
http://www.sos.state.ms.us Tel: 601-359-1350
Fax: 601-359-1499
Toll-free: 1-800/829-6786

Linda Dixon Rigsby
Assistant Secretary of State for Elections
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 136
Jackson, MS 39205-0136
Elections Call Center: 601-576-2550
Toll Free: 800-829-6786
Web Site
Is permanent absentee status available?

 Only offered for permanently disabled voters.
Additional information:

 Mississippi Voter Information

Allow three weeks for the entire process of requesting a ballot and returning the ballot.