Mississippi is the only state not to provide all citizens an option to vote early rather than go to crowded precincts on Election Day during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report by the Democracy Initiative.

“Mississippi is now the only state in which in-person voting on Election Day is the only option available to all voters,” said the report from the Democracy Initiative, which is a coalition of 75 groups advocating for voter access. “In Mississippi, an excuse (other than risk of COVID-19) is required to cast an absentee ballot or to vote early, and not all voters qualify.”

READ MORE: ‘Practices aimed to suppress the vote’: Mississippi is the only state without early voting for all during pandemic

Will you feel safe voting in person on November 3? Will fear of safety keep you from the polls? Share your thoughts with us by filling out the form below.

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Share your thoughts: Do you feel safe voting in person?

by Mississippi Today, Mississippi Today
October 16, 2020

<h1>Share your thoughts: Do you feel safe voting in person?</h1> <p class="byline">by Mississippi Today, Mississippi Today <br />October 16, 2020</p> <p>Mississippi is the only state not to provide all citizens an option to vote early rather than go to crowded precincts on Election Day during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report by the Democracy Initiative.</p> <p>“Mississippi is now the only state in which in-person voting on Election Day is the only option available to all voters,” said&nbsp;<a href="https://actionnetwork.org/user_files/user_files/000/049/028/original/Roadblocks_and_Remedies_FINAL_10_08.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">the report from the Democracy Initiative</a>, which is a coalition of 75 groups advocating for voter access. “In Mississippi, an excuse (other than risk of COVID-19) is required to cast an absentee ballot or to vote early, and not all voters qualify.”</p> <p><strong>READ MORE:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2020/10/13/practices-aimed-to-suppress-the-vote-mississippi-is-the-only-state-without-early-voting-for-all-during-pandemic/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">‘Practices aimed to suppress the vote’: Mississippi is the only state without early voting for all during pandemic</a></p> <p>Will you feel safe voting in person on November 3? Will fear of safety keep you from the polls? Share your thoughts with us by filling out the form below. </p> <div class="wp-block-siteorigin-panels-layout-block"> <div id="pl-818278" class="panel-layout"> <div id="pg-818278-0" class="panel-grid panel-no-style"> <div id="pgc-818278-0-0" class="panel-grid-cell"> <div id="panel-818278-0-0-0" class="widget_text so-panel widget widget_custom_html panel-first-child panel-last-child" data-index="0"> <div class="textwidget custom-html-widget">Loading…</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://mississippitoday.org/2020/10/16/share-your-thoughts-do-you-feel-safe-voting-in-person/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://mississippitoday.org">Mississippi Today</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/MT_square-thumb.jpg?fit=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://mississippitoday.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=818278" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p> Copy to Clipboard

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