The Mississippi Legislature adjourned its regular session on April 15 after enacting eight election-related bills, all of which were signed by Gov. Tate Reeves (R).

Among those bills was SB 2588, which requires the secretary of state to annually compare the state's voter rolls with the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program maintained by the federal Department of Homeland Security to flag potential noncitizens registered to vote.

If a person is determined to be a possible noncitizen, local election officials must send them a notice and place the person’s registration in pending status. A person can only vote if they provide proof of citizenship.

In addition, the bill requires officials to check SAVE if a prospective voter does not provide a driver’s license number and their driver’s license number cannot be found in state data. If the person is deemed to be a possible noncitizen, they must provide proof of citizenship to be registered to vote.

The bill passed the state House 80-41 on March 4, with 77 Republicans, two Democrats, and one independent voting in favor, and 39 Democrats and two independents voting against. The state Senate then passed the bill 31-16 along party lines, sending it to Reeves, who signed it on April 1.

On March 19, Reeves signed HB 908, which would require absentee ballots to be received the day before the election if the U.S. Supreme Court strikes down a state law allowing ballots postmarked by Election Day to be counted if they are received within five days of the election. The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Watson v. Republican National Committee on March 23.

Other election-related bills enacted in 2026 include:

• HB 630, which permits municipalities with a population of less than 2,000 to appoint registered voters who live outside the municipality but in the municipality’s county as poll managers for municipal elections.
• HB 858, which prohibits optical mark recognition voting equipment from being used if it is capable of establishing a wireless connection when in use in an election.
• HB 859, which requires the use of optical mark recognition voting equipment for in-person absentee voting.
• SB 2096, which requires the secretary of state and the state Department of Information and Technology Services to develop minimum cybersecurity standards for county registrars and election commissions.

Mississippi enacted nine election bills in 2025, six bills in 2024, and seven bills in 2023. Legislators introduced 170 election-related bills in 2026, one fewer than in 2025.