The polls are open in Mississippi.The general election is Tuesday, and 16 WAPT News will have all the results after the polls close. But before you head to the polls, we’ve got what you need to know about Election Day.Where to vote:Click here for the Mississippi voter information guide. For questions regarding Election Day, call the Secretary of State’s Elections Division at 1-800-829-6786 or send an email to ElectionsAnswers@sos.ms.gov.When can I vote? Polls are open on Election Day, Nov. 8, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voters in line by 7 p.m., will still be allowed to cast their ballots.All mail-in absentee ballots must be postmarked by Nov. 8, and received by county circuit clerk offices within five business days of Nov. 8 in order to count. Click here for more information on absentee voting. What not to do:No campaigning. It is unlawful to campaign for any candidate within 150 feet of any entrance to a polling place, unless on private property.No loitering. 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.No camera phones. Voters are prohibited from taking pictures of their marked ballot.Who’s on the ballot?Click here for a sample ballot. Mississippians will vote for candidates in the U.S. House of Representatives and nonpartisan judicial races.U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson, a Democrat from Bolton, has been a member of Congress since 1993 and is the chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security. Thompson is also the chairman of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the United States Capitol.Thompson will face Republican Brian Flowers in the race to represent Mississippi’s 2nd Congressional District.U.S. Rep. Michael Guest, a Republican from Brandon, won a runoff to continue the fight to keep his seat in Congress. Guest will face Democrat Shuwaski A. Young in the Mississippi 3rd District general election. Guest is a member of the House Committee on Homeland Security and on the House Committee on Transportation. He was also appointed to the House Committee on Ethics.16 WAPT News will have the results of the election Tuesday night after the polls close.
The polls are open in Mississippi.
The general election is Tuesday, and 16 WAPT News will have all the results after the polls close.
But before you head to the polls, we’ve got what you need to know about Election Day.
Where to vote:
Click here for the Mississippi voter information guide. For questions regarding Election Day, call the Secretary of State’s Elections Division at 1-800-829-6786 or send an email to ElectionsAnswers@sos.ms.gov.
When can I vote?
Polls are open on Election Day, Nov. 8, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voters in line by 7 p.m., will still be allowed to cast their ballots.
All mail-in absentee ballots must be postmarked by Nov. 8, and received by county circuit clerk offices within five business days of Nov. 8 in order to count. Click here for more information on absentee voting.
What not to do:
No campaigning. It is unlawful to campaign for any candidate within 150 feet of any entrance to a polling place, unless on private property.
No loitering. 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.
No camera phones. Voters are prohibited from taking pictures of their marked ballot.
Who’s on the ballot?
Click here for a sample ballot.
Mississippians will vote for candidates in the U.S. House of Representatives and nonpartisan judicial races.
U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson, a Democrat from Bolton, has been a member of Congress since 1993 and is the chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security. Thompson is also the chairman of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the United States Capitol.
Thompson will face Republican Brian Flowers in the race to represent Mississippi’s 2nd Congressional District.
U.S. Rep. Michael Guest, a Republican from Brandon, won a runoff to continue the fight to keep his seat in Congress. Guest will face Democrat Shuwaski A. Young in the Mississippi 3rd District general election.
Guest is a member of the House Committee on Homeland Security and on the House Committee on Transportation. He was also appointed to the House Committee on Ethics.
16 WAPT News will have the results of the election Tuesday night after the polls close.
