Deadline approaching for runoff election absentee ballots

MISSISSIPPI (WCBI) – Saturday is the deadline for people to cast in-person absentee ballots for Mississippi runoff elections.

Circuit Clerks’ offices are scheduled to be open 8 a.m. to noon Saturday.

People mailing back their absentee ballots must have the envelope postmarked by 5 p.m. Monday, the day before the runoffs.

Polls are open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday. Voters must show a driver’s license or other government-issued photo identification.

People who voted in one party’s Aug. 6 primary are not allowed to vote in the other party’s runoff. Those who did not vote Aug. 6 may vote in either runoff.