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Mississippi

A dated list of changes to how Americans vote: district maps, polling places and drop boxes, voting laws and rules, and courts and election officials. Each entry says who did what and when, shows what became of it, and links to the page it rests on. Attempts that failed are listed as failed. Entries that rest on a news report name the outlet.

This is the state view: events recorded for Mississippi, then national events that apply here. See the national timeline.

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In Mississippi

2019

  1. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 1 fewer polling place in Adams County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Adams County had 20 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 19 in 2018, a change of -1 (-5%). The report lists the 2012 count as from a hand count of polling-place lists and the 2018 count as from a hand count of polling-place lists. The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  2. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 1 fewer polling place in Bolivar County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Bolivar County had 29 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 28 in 2018, a change of -1 (-3%). The report lists the 2012 count as from a hand count of polling-place lists and the 2018 count as from a hand count of polling-place lists. The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  3. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 2 more polling places in Chickasaw County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Chickasaw County had 13 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 15 in 2018, a change of +2 (15%). The report lists the 2012 count as from a hand count of polling-place lists and the 2018 count as from a hand count of polling-place lists. The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  4. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 2 more polling places in Choctaw County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Choctaw County had 13 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 15 in 2018, a change of +2 (15%). The report lists the 2012 count as from the Election Assistance Commission's Election Administration and Voting Survey and the 2018 count as from a hand count of polling-place lists. The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  5. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 1 more polling place in Claiborne County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Claiborne County had 9 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 10 in 2018, a change of +1 (11%). The report lists the 2012 count as from a hand count of polling-place lists and the 2018 count as from a hand count of polling-place lists. The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  6. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 1 fewer polling place in Coahoma County in 2018 than in 2014

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Coahoma County had 19 Election Day polling places in the 2014 general election and 18 in 2018, a change of -1 (-5%). The report lists the 2014 count as from a hand count of polling-place lists and the 2018 count as from a hand count of polling-place lists. The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  7. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 2 fewer polling places in Covington County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Covington County had 18 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 16 in 2018, a change of -2 (-11%). The report lists the 2012 count as from the Election Assistance Commission's Election Administration and Voting Survey and the 2018 count as from a hand count of polling-place lists. The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  8. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 3 more polling places in DeSoto County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that DeSoto County had 38 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 41 in 2018, a change of +3 (8%). The report lists the 2012 count as from a hand count of polling-place lists and the 2018 count as from a hand count of polling-place lists. The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  9. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 1 fewer polling place in Forrest County in 2018 than in 2014

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Forrest County had 35 Election Day polling places in the 2014 general election and 34 in 2018, a change of -1 (-3%). The report lists the 2014 count as from a hand count of polling-place lists and the 2018 count as from a hand count of polling-place lists. The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  10. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 13 fewer polling places in Harrison County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Harrison County had 66 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 53 in 2018, a change of -13 (-20%). The report lists the 2012 count as from the Election Assistance Commission's Election Administration and Voting Survey and the 2018 count as from a hand count of polling-place lists. The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  11. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 8 fewer polling places in Hinds County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Hinds County had 118 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 110 in 2018, a change of -8 (-7%). The report lists the 2012 count as from a hand count of polling-place lists and the 2018 count as from a hand count of polling-place lists. The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  12. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 3 fewer polling places in Itawamba County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Itawamba County had 27 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 24 in 2018, a change of -3 (-11%). The report lists the 2012 count as from the Election Assistance Commission's Election Administration and Voting Survey and the 2018 count as from a hand count of polling-place lists. The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  13. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 1 more polling place in Jackson County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Jackson County had 31 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 32 in 2018, a change of +1 (3%). The report lists the 2012 count as from the Election Assistance Commission's Election Administration and Voting Survey and the 2018 count as from a hand count of polling-place lists. The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  14. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 1 fewer polling place in Jasper County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Jasper County had 18 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 17 in 2018, a change of -1 (-6%). The report lists the 2012 count as from a hand count of polling-place lists and the 2018 count as from a hand count of polling-place lists. The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  15. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 4 fewer polling places in Jefferson Davis County in 2018 than in 2014

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Jefferson Davis County had 21 Election Day polling places in the 2014 general election and 17 in 2018, a change of -4 (-19%). The report lists the 2014 count as from a hand count of polling-place lists and the 2018 count as from a hand count of polling-place lists. The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  16. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 3 fewer polling places in Jefferson County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Jefferson County had 15 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 12 in 2018, a change of -3 (-20%). The report lists the 2012 count as from a hand count of polling-place lists and the 2018 count as from a hand count of polling-place lists. The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  17. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 2 more polling places in Lamar County in 2018 than in 2014

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Lamar County had 21 Election Day polling places in the 2014 general election and 23 in 2018, a change of +2 (10%). The report lists the 2014 count as from a hand count of polling-place lists and the 2018 count as from a hand count of polling-place lists. The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  18. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 9 fewer polling places in Lauderdale County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Lauderdale County had 49 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 40 in 2018, a change of -9 (-18%). The report lists the 2012 count as from the Election Assistance Commission's Election Administration and Voting Survey and the 2018 count as from a hand count of polling-place lists. The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  19. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 2 fewer polling places in Lawrence County in 2018 than in 2014

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Lawrence County had 26 Election Day polling places in the 2014 general election and 24 in 2018, a change of -2 (-8%). The report lists the 2014 count as from a hand count of polling-place lists and the 2018 count as from a hand count of polling-place lists. The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  20. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 2 fewer polling places in Lee County in 2018 than in 2014

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Lee County had 38 Election Day polling places in the 2014 general election and 36 in 2018, a change of -2 (-5%). The report lists the 2014 count as from a hand count of polling-place lists and the 2018 count as from a hand count of polling-place lists. The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  21. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 1 fewer polling place in Leflore County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Leflore County had 19 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 18 in 2018, a change of -1 (-5%). The report lists the 2012 count as from a hand count of polling-place lists and the 2018 count as from a hand count of polling-place lists. The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  22. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 2 fewer polling places in Lincoln County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Lincoln County had 32 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 30 in 2018, a change of -2 (-6%). The report lists the 2012 count as from a hand count of polling-place lists and the 2018 count as from a hand count of polling-place lists. The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  23. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 1 fewer polling place in Lowndes County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Lowndes County had 22 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 21 in 2018, a change of -1 (-5%). The report lists the 2012 count as from a hand count of polling-place lists and the 2018 count as from a hand count of polling-place lists. The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  24. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 1 fewer polling place in Madison County in 2018 than in 2014

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Madison County had 43 Election Day polling places in the 2014 general election and 42 in 2018, a change of -1 (-2%). The report lists the 2014 count as from a hand count of polling-place lists and the 2018 count as from a hand count of polling-place lists. The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  25. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 2 fewer polling places in Marion County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Marion County had 24 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 22 in 2018, a change of -2 (-8%). The report lists the 2012 count as from the Election Assistance Commission's Election Administration and Voting Survey and the 2018 count as from a hand count of polling-place lists. The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  26. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 1 fewer polling place in Montgomery County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Montgomery County had 16 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 15 in 2018, a change of -1 (-6%). The report lists the 2012 count as from a hand count of polling-place lists and the 2018 count as from a hand count of polling-place lists. The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  27. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 3 fewer polling places in Newton County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Newton County had 19 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 16 in 2018, a change of -3 (-16%). The report lists the 2012 count as from a hand count of polling-place lists and the 2018 count as from a hand count of polling-place lists. The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  28. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 2 fewer polling places in Noxubee County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Noxubee County had 10 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 8 in 2018, a change of -2 (-20%). The report lists the 2012 count as from a hand count of polling-place lists and the 2018 count as from a hand count of polling-place lists. The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  29. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 2 fewer polling places in Panola County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Panola County had 24 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 22 in 2018, a change of -2 (-8%). The report lists the 2012 count as from a hand count of polling-place lists and the 2018 count as from a hand count of polling-place lists. The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  30. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 13 fewer polling places in Pearl River County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Pearl River County had 33 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 20 in 2018, a change of -13 (-39%). The report lists the 2012 count as from a hand count of polling-place lists and the 2018 count as from a hand count of polling-place lists. The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  31. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 1 fewer polling place in Pontotoc County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Pontotoc County had 29 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 28 in 2018, a change of -1 (-3%). The report lists the 2012 count as from a hand count of polling-place lists and the 2018 count as from a hand count of polling-place lists. The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  32. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 1 more polling place in Quitman County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Quitman County had 9 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 10 in 2018, a change of +1 (11%). The report lists the 2012 count as from the Election Assistance Commission's Election Administration and Voting Survey and the 2018 count as from a hand count of polling-place lists. The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  33. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 4 fewer polling places in Rankin County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Rankin County had 53 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 49 in 2018, a change of -4 (-8%). The report lists the 2012 count as from the Election Assistance Commission's Election Administration and Voting Survey and the 2018 count as from a hand count of polling-place lists. The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  34. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 2 fewer polling places in Scott County in 2018 than in 2014

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Scott County had 25 Election Day polling places in the 2014 general election and 23 in 2018, a change of -2 (-8%). The report lists the 2014 count as from a hand count of polling-place lists and the 2018 count as from a hand count of polling-place lists. The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  35. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 1 more polling place in Tate County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Tate County had 19 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 20 in 2018, a change of +1 (5%). The report lists the 2012 count as from a hand count of polling-place lists and the 2018 count as from a hand count of polling-place lists. The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  36. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 5 fewer polling places in Tishomingo County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Tishomingo County had 19 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 14 in 2018, a change of -5 (-26%). The report lists the 2012 count as from a hand count of polling-place lists and the 2018 count as from a hand count of polling-place lists. The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  37. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 1 fewer polling place in Walthall County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Walthall County had 21 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 20 in 2018, a change of -1 (-5%). The report lists the 2012 count as from a hand count of polling-place lists and the 2018 count as from a hand count of polling-place lists. The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  38. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 1 more polling place in Warren County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Warren County had 22 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 23 in 2018, a change of +1 (5%). The report lists the 2012 count as from a hand count of polling-place lists and the 2018 count as from a hand count of polling-place lists. The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  39. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 2 fewer polling places in Yalobusha County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Yalobusha County had 13 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 11 in 2018, a change of -2 (-15%). The report lists the 2012 count as from the Election Assistance Commission's Election Administration and Voting Survey and the 2018 count as from a hand count of polling-place lists. The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

  40. September 2019 County Polling places and drop boxes Reported

    Report counts 2 fewer polling places in Yazoo County in 2018 than in 2012

    The Leadership Conference Education Fund, a civil rights coalition, reported in September 2019 that Yazoo County had 25 Election Day polling places in the 2012 general election and 23 in 2018, a change of -2 (-8%). The report lists the 2012 count as from a hand count of polling-place lists and the 2018 count as from a hand count of polling-place lists. The report covers counties once covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

    Source last checked Oct 24, 2026

Nationwide

2017

  1. Jan 6, 2017 National Polling places and drop boxes In effect

    Homeland Security designates election infrastructure as critical infrastructure

    On January 6, 2017, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said he had determined "that election infrastructure in this country should be designated as a subsector of the existing Government Facilities critical infrastructure sector." The statement defines election infrastructure as including "storage facilities, polling places, and centralized vote tabulations locations" and voter registration databases and voting machines.

    Source last checked Oct 29, 2026

How this timeline is built

Every entry rests on at least one source that was opened and read, and that source states the date and the fact. Courts, legislatures, election offices, the Justice Department, the Census Bureau, the Federal Register and Congress.gov come first. A news report is used only when no official page states the fact, and it is labeled with the outlet's name. Encyclopedias are not used as sources. History starts in 1965 with the Voting Rights Act. County names come from the Census Bureau's 2024 Gazetteer. Congressional district numbers are those in use for the 2026 election; an event is tagged to a district only when its source names that congressional district.

When a later event changes an earlier one, such as a law later struck down, both entries are listed and point to each other. This page does not predict outcomes or say which party a change helps. U.S. House maps for 2026 · How people voted in past elections, by county · Back to the 2026 voting center.