You may register to vote either by mail or by visiting the Circuit Clerk's office or the municipal clerk's office. You may also register to vote when applying for or renewing your driver's license, or when applying for services at numerous state and federal government agencies.
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Registration Requirements
Registration Requirements
Every U.S. citizen who possesses the following qualifications is entitled to register to vote in Mississippi:
Every U.S. citizen who possesses the following qualifications is entitled to register to vote in Mississippi:
- An inhabitant of Mississippi, except persons judicially declared mentally incompetent; At least 18 years old (or will be by the date of the next general election);
- A resident of the state, county, and supervisor’s district for 30 days;
- Has never been convicted of any crime listed in Section 241 of the Mississippi Constitution (murder, rape, bribery, theft, arson, obtaining money or goods under false pretense, perjury, forgery, embezzlement, or bigamy).
Registering by Mail
Registering by Mail
If you are unable to visit the locations aforementioned, you may call the Circuit Clerk's Office to request an application to register to vote by mail. The form must be completed and it must be witnessed by a registered voter of your county.
The Bolivar County Circuit Clerk's office is
Main Office (Second Judicial Circuit)
200 South Court Street
P.O. Box 670
Cleveland, MS 38732
First Judicial Circuit
801 Main Street
P.O. Box 205
Rosedale, MS 38769
Office: 662-759-6521
Fax: 662-759-3717
If you are unable to visit the locations aforementioned, you may call the Circuit Clerk's Office to request an application to register to vote by mail. The form must be completed and it must be witnessed by a registered voter of your county.
The Bolivar County Circuit Clerk's office is
Main Office (Second Judicial Circuit)
200 South Court Street
P.O. Box 670
Cleveland, MS 38732
First Judicial Circuit
801 Main Street
P.O. Box 205
Rosedale, MS 38769
Office: 662-759-6521
Fax: 662-759-3717
Registration Forms
Registration Forms
Click here to go to the voter registration forms download page
Voter registrations forms are also available at:
Click here to go to the voter registration forms download page
Voter registrations forms are also available at:
- City Clerk’s Office, City Halls
- All branch public libraries
- All public schools
- Fire stations
- League of Woman Voters
Registration Deadlines
Registration Deadlines
If you register in the Circuit Clerk's Office - You must register at least 30 days before an election. If you register by mail - Your application must be postmarked at 30 days before an election.
If you register in the Circuit Clerk's Office - You must register at least 30 days before an election. If you register by mail - Your application must be postmarked at 30 days before an election.
Changing your name and/or address in Bolivar County
Changing your name and/or address in Bolivar County
If you are a current registered voter and have moved or changed your name, you need to notify our office.
If you have a name change, you can complete a voter registration form, or you can write the following information:
If you have moved from one address in Bolivar County to another address in Bolivar County, you can call us at 662-843-2061 to report your new address, complete a voter registration form, or write us the following information:
To be eligible to vote in your new precinct or under your new name, you must change your record no later than 30 days prior to the election.
If you are a current registered voter and have moved or changed your name, you need to notify our office.
If you have a name change, you can complete a voter registration form, or you can write the following information:
- Prior registered name/new name
- Date of birth
- Voter registration number (if known)
- Residence address
- Mailing address (if different)
- Former signature/new signature
- Daytime and nighttime phone number
If you have moved from one address in Bolivar County to another address in Bolivar County, you can call us at 662-843-2061 to report your new address, complete a voter registration form, or write us the following information:
- Registered name
- Date of birth
- Voter registration number (if known)
- Prior address/new address
- Mailing address (if different)
- Signature
- Daytime and nighttime phone number
To be eligible to vote in your new precinct or under your new name, you must change your record no later than 30 days prior to the election.
Where To Vote
Once your voter registration application has been processed in the Circuit Clerk's Office, you will be mailed a voter registration card which will give your voting precinct, precinct location address, Supervisor's District number, and Congressional District number.
For Further Information
For further information, you may contact the Circuit Clerk's Office at:
(662) 843-2061