Take the Streets.Take the Ballot.

Organize a March to the Polls in Your Community

Mississippi, this is our moment. Our ancestors marched so we could vote, and now we march to vote. The Mississippi Poor People's Campaign is looking for organizers who will lead their neighbors, congregations, and families to the polls together. Whether your people qualify to vote absentee in person or will vote on Election Day at their assigned precincts, we want to help you organize together.

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Power Is Not Given. It Is Taken.
We Are Not Waiting to Be Counted.
From Our Doorsteps to the Ballot Box.
Take the Streets. Take the Ballot.
A moral call

Power Is Not Given. It Is Taken.

A moral movement cannot sit still. We are calling on faith leaders, organizers, students, elders, and neighbors to lead marches to the polls across Mississippi. Walk with people who qualify for absentee voting to the Circuit Clerk's office, or organize neighbors headed to their assigned precincts on Election Day. Tell us what materials, training, and other support would help you organize.

Two ways to march

We Are Not Waiting to Be Counted.

Choose one march or lead both. The dates below are organizing opportunities, not confirmed local march events. Confirm your meeting point and arrangements before inviting participants.

Option A

Absentee Voting March to the Circuit Clerk's Office

Lead voters who qualify for absentee voting to cast their ballots in person at your county Circuit Clerk's office before Election Day.

  • Sat, Oct 248:00 a.m. to noon. Saturday march day.
  • Sat, Oct 318:00 a.m. to noon. Last day to vote absentee in person.
  • WeekdaysMonday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., through October 30.
Option B

Election Day March to Your Precinct

Organize neighbors headed to the same assigned polling place on Election Day. A church or organization may include voters from several precincts; each voter must go to their own assigned location.

  • Tue, Nov 3Election Day, 2026. Polls are open 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
  • Your precinctVoters must vote at their assigned polling place. Bring a photo ID.
Absentee voting in Mississippi

Who Can Vote Absentee in Person

Mississippi limits absentee voting to voters who qualify under state law. The examples below are not a complete eligibility test; confirm your situation with your county Circuit Clerk. Read the official eligibility rules.

  • You are 65 years of age or older.
  • A temporary or permanent physical disability makes Election Day voting a substantial hardship or danger to you or others.
  • You must be at work, or on call, during polling hours on Election Day.
  • You expect to be away on Election Day. Ask your Circuit Clerk whether your absence qualifies under the official absence-based eligibility rules.
  • Certain students, educators, and their spouses or dependents qualify when studies or employment require them to be away. Specific residency conditions apply.
  • Additional categories cover certain family members accompanying hospitalized people with physical disabilities, and certain members or employees of Mississippi's congressional delegation and their families. Ask the clerk about the exact requirements.

Bring an acceptable photo ID. The clerk will ask your reason for voting absentee. If you are unsure about eligibility or do not have an acceptable ID, ask your Circuit Clerk about your options before your visit. Review official absentee guidance and Mississippi's voter ID information.

Sign-up status

From Our Doorsteps to the Ballot Box.

You can explore an absentee voting march to your Circuit Clerk's office, an Election Day march to your precinct, or both. The interest form will appear here when public sign-ups open.

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For campaign questions, contact Mississippi@poorpeoplescampaign.org. Please do not email voter ID numbers, ballot choices, or medical records.

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Power is not given. It is taken.

We will see you at the polls.

March with integrity

Know the Rules at the Polls

150feet from every entrance

Plan ahead

Candidate campaigning is prohibited within 150 feet of any polling-place entrance, unless on private property. Coordinate march staging with local election officials. Read the Secretary of State's campaigning rule.

30feet from every entrance

Keep access clear

Keep the area within 30 feet of every polling-place entrance clear except for election officials, voters waiting to vote, and authorized poll watchers. Do not block access; arrange march gathering areas with local officials. Read the Secretary of State's entrance rule.

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Protect voter choice

Confirm absentee eligibility with the Circuit Clerk. Respect ballot privacy and never pressure anyone about their vote. If someone needs assistance, ask election officials about lawful assistance procedures.

The linked polling-place rules appear in a March 2026 primary notice. Its March voting deadlines do not apply to the November election.

No photo ID with you on Election Day?

If you do not have acceptable photo ID, ask a poll worker for an affidavit ballot. Follow the instructions for presenting acceptable ID, or obtaining a Mississippi Voter ID Card, at the Circuit Clerk's office within five business days after Election Day. Read the official voter ID instructions.

If you have a religious objection to being photographed, ask about the separate affidavit procedure. Review the 2026 Mississippi Voter Information Guide (PDF) for requirements.