§ Miss. Code § 23-15-573Certain persons not to vote except by affidavit; form of affidavit

(1) If any person declares that he is a registered voter in the jurisdiction in which he offers to
vote and that he is eligible to vote in the election, but his name does not appear upon the
pollbooks, or that he is not able to cast a regular election day ballot under a provision of state or
federal law but is otherwise qualified to vote, or that he has been illegally denied registration:
(a) A poll manager shall notify the person that he may cast an affidavit ballot at the election.
(b) The person shall be permitted to cast an affidavit ballot at the polling place upon
execution of a written affidavit before one (1) of the managers of election stating that the
individual:
(i) Believes he is a registered voter in the jurisdiction in which he desires to vote and is
eligible to vote in the election; or
(ii) Is not able to cast a regular election day ballot under a provision of state or federal law but
is otherwise qualified to vote; or
(iii) Believes that he has been illegally denied registration.
(c) The manager shall allow the individual to prepare his vote which shall be delivered by him
to the proper election official who shall enclose it in an envelope with the written affidavit of the
voter, seal the envelope and mark plainly upon it the name of the person offering to vote.
(2) The affidavit shall include:
(a) The complete name, all required addresses and telephone numbers;
(b) A statement that the affiant believes he is registered to vote in the jurisdiction in which he
offers to vote;
(c) The signature of the affiant; and
(d) The signature of a poll manager at the precinct at which the affiant offers to vote.
(3) (a) A separate register shall be maintained for affidavit ballots and the affiant shall sign
the register upon completing the affidavit ballot.
(b) In canvassing the returns of the election, the executive committee in primary elections, or
the election commissioners in other elections, shall examine the records and allow the ballot to
be counted, or not counted as it appears legal.
(4) When a person is offered the opportunity to vote by affidavit ballot, he shall be provided
with written information that informs the person how to ascertain whether his affidavit ballot was
counted and, if the vote was not counted, the reasons the vote was not counted.
(5) The Secretary of State shall, by rule duly adopted, establish a uniform affidavit and
affidavit ballot envelope which shall be used in all elections in this state. The Secretary of State
shall print and distribute a sufficient number of affidavits and affidavit ballot envelopes to the
registrar of each county for use in elections. The registrar shall distribute the affidavits and
affidavit ballot envelopes to municipal and county executive committees for use in primary
elections and to municipal and county election commissioners for use in other elections.
(6) County registrars and municipal registrars shall implement a secure free access system
that complies with the Help America Vote Act of 2002, by which persons who vote by affidavit
ballot may determine if their ballots were counted, and if not, the reasons the ballot was not
counted.
(7) Any person who votes in any election as a result of a federal or state court order or other
order extending the time established by law for closing the polls, may only vote by affidavit
ballot. Any affidavit ballot cast under this subsection shall be separated and kept apart from other
affidavit ballots cast by voters not affected by the order.