Exactly six weeks remain until municipal primary elections occur across Mississippi with the secretary of state’s office announcing Tuesday that absentee ballots are available for both mail-in and in-person voting.
According to Secretary Michael Watson’s office, those wishing to vote through the absentee process can verify eligibility using the Y’all Vote website or contacting their local municipal clerk. Eligible reasons for absentee voting include but are not limited to, being out of town on Election Day, living with a disability, or being 65 years or older.
If eligible, municipal clerks will provide ballots upon request through the postal service or in person for Republican or Democratic primaries. For those absentee voting by mail, ballots must be postmarked on or before the primary election date of April 1. For those absentee voting in person, the final day to do so is Saturday, March 29.
Municipal clerk’s offices are open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and are now accepting walk-in voters. Those who cannot visit their local municipal clerk’s office during the work week will be able to utilize Saturday in-person voting on March 22 and March 29 from 8 a.m. to noon.
The deadline to register to vote in the municipal primary election is March 3. Registration can be completed at local circuit and municipal clerks’ offices, when getting or updating a driver’s license at the Department of Public Safety, or through the mail by downloading the registration form and returning it to the local circuit clerk.
