Review frequently asked questions listed on the MS Secretary of State's Elections Website per the link.

https://www.sos.ms.gov/Elections-Voting/Pages/FAQs.aspx

Mississippi absentee ballot deadlines

Request deadlines

• In Person:  In-person absentee voting for those with a qualifying excuse ends 3 days before Election Day.

• In Person Voting – April 3^rd, 2021 (April 6^th Primary Election)
  • City Hall will be open from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM on Saturday, March 27th and Saturday, April 3rd to allow for in-person absentee voting.
• In Person Voting – June 5^th, 2021 (June 8^thGeneral Election)
  • City Hall will be open from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM on Saturday, May 29th and Saturday, June 5th to allow for in-person absentee voting.

• By Mail: No specific deadline. We recommend requesting your ballot at least 7 days before Election Day.

Ballot deadlines

• Deadline for in-person absentee voting: The Saturday before a Tuesday election, 12 noon.
• Deadline for receipt of absentee ballots returned by mail: Five (5) business days after the date of the election at 5:00 p.m. if postmarked on or before Election Day.
• Deadline for UOCAVA ballots returned by email or fax: 7:00 p.m. on Election Day.

Mississippi absentee ballot rules

You may vote by absentee ballot by mail in Mississippi if you meet the following criteria:

• you are temporarily residing outside the municipality, (the ballot must be mailed to an address outside of the municipality)
• you have a temporary or permanent physical disability that renders you unable to vote in person without substantial hardship;
• you are the parent, spouse, or dependent of a person with a temporary or permanent physical disability who is hospitalized outside of their municipality or more than fifty (50) miles away, and you (the parent, spouse or dependent) will be with that person on Election Day;
• you are sixty-five (65) years of age or older;

You may vote by absentee ballot in person in Mississippi if you meet the following criteria:

• Members of the United States Armed Forces, or their spouses and/or dependents.
• Members of the Merchant Marines or American Red Cross, or their spouses and/or dependents.
• Disabled war veterans who are patients in any hospital, or their spouses and/or dependents.
• Civilians attached to any branch of the Armed Forces, the Merchant Marines, or the American Red Cross and serving outside the United States, or their spouses and/or dependents.
• Any trained or certified emergency response provider who is deployed on Election Day during any state of emergency declared by the President of the United States or any Governor of any U.S. State.
• Persons temporarily residing outside the territorial limits of the United States and the District of Columbia.
• Students, teachers, or administrators whose employment or studies necessitate their absence from their county of voting residence, or their dependent or spouse who maintains a common domicile outside the county of voting residence.
• Persons who will be outside their municipalities of residence on Election Day.
• Persons required to be at work on election day during the times at which the polls will be  open.
• Persons temporarily or permanently physically disabled.
• Members of the Mississippi Congressional delegation, or their spouses and/or  dependents.
• Persons sixty-five (65) years of age or older.
• Parents, spouses, or dependents of persons having a temporary or permanent physical disability who are hospitalized outside their municipalities of residence or more than fifty (50) miles away from their residences if the parents, spouses, and/or dependents will be with such persons on Election Day.

How to Request a Ballot if eligible to vote by mail:

1. Call City Hall at 662-846-1471 to request an absentee ballot.
2. Return your completed application to City Hall (100 North Street) or by mail (PO Box 1439) as soon as possible. 
3. Please contact City Hall if you have any further questions about the application process.

Once you receive your ballot...

• Once you receive the ballot, carefully read and follow the instructions.
• Sign and date where indicated.
• Mail your voted ballot back to PO Box 1439 Cleveland, MS 38732

Polling Locations

Unsure of which ward you live in? Find out using the ward map. If you have further questions, please contact 662-846-1471.

Ward 1 

Fire Station No. 2

103 South Martin Luther King Jr. Drive

Cleveland, MS  38732

Ward 2 

United Baptist Church

1101 South Martin Luther King Jr. Drive

Cleveland, MS  38732

Ward 3

Church of Christ

212 Ronaldman Road

Cleveland, MS  38732

Ward 4

Immanuel Baptist Church

1300 Lamar Street

Cleveland, MS  38732

Ward 5

First Church of the Nazarene

700 Yale Street

Cleveland, MS  38732

Ward 6

Old St. Phillip Church

902 Aloe Avenue

Cleveland, MS  38732