More than 62% of Mississippi voters approved a citizen-initiated Constitutional Amendment on November 8, 2011, which requires eligible voters to present a photo ID before casting a ballot in person at the polls or in a Circuit Clerk's Office. More than 99.97% of all voters provided photo ID when casting their ballot in the last election.

The Mississippi Voter ID requirement is effective for all elections held in Mississippi.

All Mississippians voting at the polls are required to show a photo ID card.  Individuals voting in person by absentee ballot in the Circuit Clerk's Office are also required to show a photo ID.  Eligible voters casting an absentee ballot by mail, do NOT have to show a photo ID. Also, overseas and uniformed mlitary voting by absentee ballot by mail, email or fax do not have to show a photo ID.