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Welcome to the Mississippi state page! Here, Mississippi organizers can access and document ongoing projects, current leadership positions, upcoming races, and other important information. This list is non-exhaustive, and state teams are encouraged to expand and adapt these pages to their organizing needs.
Welcome to the Mississippi state page! Here, Mississippi organizers can access and document ongoing projects, current leadership positions, upcoming races, and other important information. This list is non-exhaustive, and state teams are encouraged to expand and adapt these pages to their organizing needs.


==Political Landscape of Mississippi==
===Partisan Composition of Mississippi===
Overall, Mississippi is considered a deep red state, with a [https://www.cookpolitical.com/cook-pvi/2022-partisan-voting-index/state-map-and-list Cook PVI] of R+11 as of 2022, regularly voting 55-60% Republican in statewide races. Both their US Senators and governor are Republican. Their US House delegation is 3 Republicans, 1 Democrat. Republicans have supermajorities in the state legislature - 79-41-2 Independents in the state house, 36-16 in the state senate (as of 2/10/24), giving them a trifecta.
=== Progressive Outlook for Mississippi===
The overall progressive strategy for Mississippi is troubled. The state has been conservative for decades and this is unlikely to change in the near future, but there is hope. The main priority of progressives here is fighting on the local level and following Brandon Presley's example of how Democrats can win statewide contests. It is also possible to advance progressive priorities via citizen-led ballot amendments. As Mississippi is an open primary state, it is also recommended to vote in the Republican primary for moderate candidates as a further means of harm reduction. The one US House seat held by a Democrat should also be targeted for progressive candidates in the primary. Additionally, in what very few blue seats there are, due to MS election laws, progressive third-party or independent candidates are not subject to the spoiler effect due to runoffs.
==Get Involved==
===Register to Vote in Mississippi===
[[Mississippi/Voting]]
===Progressive Organizations in Mississippi===
Below is a list of progressive organizations in Mississippi. If you see a state organization that isn't on this list, please add it.


'''Who is eligible to vote:'''  
* '''[https://www.mississippidemocrats.org/ Mississippi Democrats:]''' As Mississippi is a deep red state, your best chance for progressive/liberal organizing efforts is the state Dem party.


To be eligible to vote you must be:
===Notable Campaigns in 2024===
Below is a list of progressive candidates or ballot measures in the 2024 election cycle for Mississippi. Non-progressive candidates may also be placed here if they are substantially to the left of their district's partisan lean and worth campaigning for. If you see a candidate or ballot measure that should be on this list, please add them.


* A resident of Mississippi for 30 days before the election
'''November 5th General Election'''
* At least 18 years old, or will be 18 by the next General Election
* Not declared mentally incompetent by a court
* Not convicted of a disenfranchising crime


If you are convicted of a crime you do not lose your voting rights if you were convicted or in another state. You will permanently lose your voting rights if you are convicted for one of the 23 crimes.  
There are unlikely to be any swing races in MS for the 2024 election cycle. If you know of any, please add them.  


You must registered at least 30 days before the election that you will be voting in.
'''November 26th General Runoff Election'''


If you do not have a traditional resident you can submit a drawing of your location to your county clerk to identify where you are located.
In Mississippi, if no candidate gets more than 50% of the vote during the general election, a runoff election is held with the top two candidates. These races may be placed here.
 
===Run for Local Office===
You will need to provide your driver's license number or the last 4 digits of your Social Security number on your voter registration form. If you do not have a driver's license number or Social Security number and you are registering by mail for the first time, you must include another form of ID with your application.
An underrated way to impact change is to run for a local position! Please feel free to add information on doing so below.
 
Acceptable forms of ID are:
 
* A copy of current valid photo identification
* A copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document showing your name and address
 
Once you are registered, you generally remain registered indefinitely, unless you move or no longer meet one of the qualifications to vote.
 
'''ID Requirements'''
 
Acceptable forms of ID are:
 
* A driver's license
* Photo ID card issued by a branch, department or entity of the State of Mississippi
* US passport
* Government employee ID card
* Firearms license
* Student photo ID issued by an accredited Mississippi university, college or community/junior college
* US military ID
* Tribal photo ID
* Any other photo ID issued by any branch, department, agency or entity of the US government or any state government
* Mississippi Voter ID Card
 
Note: Expired IDs are valid so long as the expiration is not more than 10 years.  
 
'''Early Voting'''
 
There is no early voting in Mississippi.  
 
'''Absentee Voting'''
 
You must meet the following criteria in order to vote absentee voting in Mississippi.
 
* A disabled war veteran who is a patient in any hospital and a citizen of Mississippi
* A citizen of Mississippi temporarily residing outside the territorial limits of the United States and the District of Columbia
* An employee engaged in interstate transportation
* A student, teacher or administrator
* An employee engaged in offshore employment, or as an employee on a vessel or other watercraft
* An employee, businessperson, professional, tradesman or worker required to be over 50 miles away from the county of residence on election day due to employment
* A person with a temporary or permanent physical disability
* 65 years of age or older
* A parent, spouse or dependent of a person with a temporary or permanent disability hospitalized more than 50 miles from home county and with such person Election Day
* A member of a congressional delegation
 
If you want to request a ballot application can you do this 5 days before the election. Voted ballots must be postmarked for election day and can be received up to 5 days after the elections. You can also drop off our vote by mail ballot at your local election site. There are no drop off boxes.


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Latest revision as of 13:12, 29 August 2024

Welcome to the Mississippi state page! Here, Mississippi organizers can access and document ongoing projects, current leadership positions, upcoming races, and other important information. This list is non-exhaustive, and state teams are encouraged to expand and adapt these pages to their organizing needs.

Political Landscape of Mississippi

Partisan Composition of Mississippi

Overall, Mississippi is considered a deep red state, with a Cook PVI of R+11 as of 2022, regularly voting 55-60% Republican in statewide races. Both their US Senators and governor are Republican. Their US House delegation is 3 Republicans, 1 Democrat. Republicans have supermajorities in the state legislature - 79-41-2 Independents in the state house, 36-16 in the state senate (as of 2/10/24), giving them a trifecta.

Progressive Outlook for Mississippi

The overall progressive strategy for Mississippi is troubled. The state has been conservative for decades and this is unlikely to change in the near future, but there is hope. The main priority of progressives here is fighting on the local level and following Brandon Presley's example of how Democrats can win statewide contests. It is also possible to advance progressive priorities via citizen-led ballot amendments. As Mississippi is an open primary state, it is also recommended to vote in the Republican primary for moderate candidates as a further means of harm reduction. The one US House seat held by a Democrat should also be targeted for progressive candidates in the primary. Additionally, in what very few blue seats there are, due to MS election laws, progressive third-party or independent candidates are not subject to the spoiler effect due to runoffs.

Get Involved

Register to Vote in Mississippi

Mississippi/Voting

Progressive Organizations in Mississippi

Below is a list of progressive organizations in Mississippi. If you see a state organization that isn't on this list, please add it.

  • Mississippi Democrats: As Mississippi is a deep red state, your best chance for progressive/liberal organizing efforts is the state Dem party.

Notable Campaigns in 2024

Below is a list of progressive candidates or ballot measures in the 2024 election cycle for Mississippi. Non-progressive candidates may also be placed here if they are substantially to the left of their district's partisan lean and worth campaigning for. If you see a candidate or ballot measure that should be on this list, please add them.

November 5th General Election

There are unlikely to be any swing races in MS for the 2024 election cycle. If you know of any, please add them.

November 26th General Runoff Election

In Mississippi, if no candidate gets more than 50% of the vote during the general election, a runoff election is held with the top two candidates. These races may be placed here.

Run for Local Office

An underrated way to impact change is to run for a local position! Please feel free to add information on doing so below.

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