Elections; allow individuals to vote by affidavit if they register after 30-day cut off but before election day.

HB 1001 would have allowed voters who registered after Mississippi's 30-day election registration deadline but before Election Day to cast a ballot using an affidavit. The bill required voters to sign a written affidavit at the polling place confirming their registration status and providing personal details, with the ballot then processed separately. Voters casting such ballots would have had five business days after the election to provide acceptable photo ID or a Mississippi Voter ID card to ensure their ballot was counted. The bill, which died in committee in February 2026, proposed this as a specific mechanism for late registrants affected by the registration cutoff.