Senate Bill 2066 Summary

• Establishes a secure internet website allowing qualified Mississippi electors with valid driver's licenses or photo identification to register to vote online, with applications to be processed by county registrars within 14 days.

• Creates a preelection day voting period beginning 21 days before elections and ending at 12:00 p.m. on the Saturday before election day, allowing qualified electors to vote in person at registrar's offices during specified hours.

• Requires all preelection votes to be final and announced simultaneously with election day votes, with candidates having the right to challenge voter qualifications in the same manner as at polling places.

• Revises absentee ballot eligibility categories to include Mississippi citizens temporarily residing outside their county of residence and trained/certified emergency response providers deployed during voting periods or state emergencies.

• Requires all absentee ballots to be received by the registrar by a specified deadline, with Secretary of State to promulgate necessary rules and regulations for both online registration and preelection voting by July 1, 2025.