MS HB302

Requires all voters to present current, valid government-issued photo identification with proof of citizenship before voting in person at polling places or by absentee ballot.

Allows voters without required identification to cast an affidavit ballot, but must provide valid identification to election officials within 48 hours for the vote to be counted.

Establishes a Mississippi voter identification card system issued free by circuit clerks to registered electors without valid driver's licenses or other qualifying identification.

Requires absentee voters to enclose a copy of valid government-issued photo identification with proof of citizenship in their ballot envelope before sealing it.

Makes false swearing or providing false identification a felony punishable by up to $5,000 fine and five years imprisonment; requires submission to U.S. Attorney General under Voting Rights Act before taking effect.