Magnolia Tribune is tracking the latest Election Day news, information and results as voters go to the polls in Mississippi. Follow here and check back throughout the day for the latest on the November 3 midterm election.
8:40 a.m.
Reports have been coming in this morning of people having trouble accessing the Secretary of State’s website.
According to a spokesperson with the Mississippi Secretary of State’s office:
“The state is currently experiencing technical issues affecting all state agency websites. Elections operations and security of our system is unaffected. The state is actively putting measures in place to resolve the issues.”
7:30 a.m.
According to the Mississippi Secretary of State’s office, as of Monday, November 2, the Statewide Election Management System reported a total of 123,040 absentee ballots requested, 122,590 absentee ballots sent, and 116,453 absentee ballots received in the state of Mississippi for the 2026 General Election.
That absentee ballot total more than doubles the 2022 midterms when President Joe Biden (D) was in office, which came in at less than 50,000. Approximately 33% of registered voters, or 709,000, in Mississippi cast a ballot in the 2022 midterm with 7% coming by way of absentee voting.
7:00 a.m.
Polls are now open in Mississippi and will remain open until 7:00 p.m.
Any voter in line at 7:00 p.m. is legally entitled to cast a ballot.
The Mississippi Secretary of State’s office encourages voters to visit the My Election Day portal to receive election information tailored to a specific address, including a sample ballot. Type in your address and click on the populated address to get started.
Voter ID is required when going to the polls on Election Day. Click here to view a list of acceptable photo IDs. Voters who cast an affidavit ballot because they forgot their voter ID must present an acceptable form of photo ID to their Circuit Clerk’s Office by November 10.
It is unlawful to campaign for any candidate within 150 feet of any entrance to a polling place, unless on private property. The polling places should be clear for 30 feet from every entrance of all people except election officials, voters waiting to vote, or authorized poll watchers. Voters are prohibited from taking pictures of their marked ballot.
Problems at the polls observed by state observers or otherwise reported to the Secretary of State’s Elections Division will be referred to the authorities, including the Attorney General’s Office or the appropriate District Attorney’s Office. However, the Secretary of State’s Office has no enforcement authority over election-related issues.
