MS SB2954

Allows all eligible voters to obtain and cast absentee ballots by mail, not just those voting in person at the registrar's office.

Permits mail-in absentee ballot applications to be submitted within 45 days before any election, with ballots to be sent within 24 hours or as soon as available.

Requires mail-in absentee ballots to be received by the registrar by 5:00 p.m. on the day preceding the election to be counted.

Allows voters with temporary or permanent physical disabilities to have applications witnessed by any person 18 years or older, without requiring notarization.

Requires submission to the U.S. Attorney General or District Court for the District of Columbia for preclearance under the Voting Rights Act of 1965.