Elections; establish procedure for automatic registration of certain voters who apply for driver's license or register for selective service.

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To: Apportionment and
Elections
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2026

By: Representatives Hulum, Hines, James-
Jones

HOUSE BILL NO. 667

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE ANY PERSON WHO IS QUALIFIED TO REGISTER 1
TO VOTE IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI TO REGISTER TO VOTE WHEN THAT 2
PERSON APPLIES FOR THE ISSUANCE, RENEWAL OR CHANGE OF ADDRESS OF A 3
MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER'S LICENSE OR OFFICIAL IDENTIFICATION CARD; TO 4
REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO OBTAIN CERTAIN 5
INFORMATION FROM A PERSON WHO DESIRES TO REGISTER TO VOTE WHILE 6
APPLYING FOR THE ISSUANCE, RENEWAL OR CHANGE OF ADDRESS OF A MOTOR 7
VEHICLE DRIVER'S LICENSE OR OFFICIAL IDENTIFICATION CARD; TO 8
PROVIDE AN OPT-OUT PROCEDURE FOR PERSONS WHO CHOOSE NOT TO 9
REGISTER TO VOTE WHILE APPLYING FOR THE ISSUANCE, RENEWAL OR 10
CHANGE OF ADDRESS OF A MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER'S LICENSE OR OFFICIAL 11
IDENTIFICATION CARD; TO PROVIDE FOR THE FORWARDING OF VOTER 12
REGISTRATION APPLICATIONS TO THE PERSON'S COUNTY OF RESIDENCE; TO 13
AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-11, 23-15-33, 23-15-35, 23-15-39, 23-15-41, 14
23-15-79, 23-15-95 AND 63-1-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO 15
CONFORM TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; TO AMEND SECTIONS 63-1-19, 16
45-35-7 AND 63-1-210, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT 17
WHEN A MALE REGISTERS UNDER THE MILITARY SELECTIVE SERVICE ACT, HE 18
MAY ALSO BE REGISTERED TO VOTE UNLESS HE AFFIRMATIVELY DECLINES; 19
TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO COLLECT CERTAIN 20
INFORMATION IN TO REGISTER THE PERSON TO VOTE; AND FOR RELATED 21
PURPOSES. 22
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: 23
SECTION 1. (1) Any person who is qualified to register to 24
vote in the State of Mississippi may register to vote when that 25
person applies for the issuance, renewal or change of address of a 26
motor vehicle driver's license or official identification card in 27
the manner prescribed in this section. 28
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(2) The Mississippi Department of Public Safety shall, with 29
the support of the Secretary of State, obtain, as an integral and 30
simultaneous part of every process of application for the 31
issuance, renewal or change of address of a motor vehicle driver's 32
license or official identification card pursuant to Sections 33
45-35-1 through 45-35-67, the following information from each 34
applicant: 35
(a) Full name, including first, middle, last and any 36
premarital names; 37
(b) Date of birth; 38
(c) Residence address and mailing address, if 39
different; 40
(d) The applicant's electronic signature; 41
(e) Telephone number, if available; 42
(f) Email address, if available; 43
(g) Driver's license number and last four (4) digits of 44
social security number; 45
(h) A written statement made under the penalty of 46
perjury that the applicant: 47
(i) Is a citizen of the United States of America; 48
(ii) Is eighteen (18) years of age or older, or 49
will be eighteen (18) years of age or older on or before the date 50
of the general election and is duly registered to vote not less 51
than thirty (30) days before the primary election associated with 52
the general election; 53
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(iii) Has resided in this state for thirty (30) 54
days and for thirty (30) days in the county in which he or she 55
seeks to vote, and for thirty (30) days in the incorporated 56
municipality in which he or she seeks to vote; 57
(iv) Has been duly registered as an elector under 58
Section 23-15-33; and 59
(v) Has never been convicted of vote fraud or of 60
any crime listed in Section 241, Mississippi Constitution of 1890; 61
(i) Whether the applicant affirmatively declined to 62
become registered to vote during the transaction with the 63
Mississippi Department of Public Safety; 64
(j) Date of application; and 65
(k) Any other information in the rules adopted by the 66
Mississippi Department of Public Safety and the Secretary of State 67
to implement this section. 68
(3) Unless the applicant affirmatively declines to become 69
registered to vote or update his or her voter registration during 70
the transaction with the Mississippi Department of Public Safety, 71
the department shall release all of the information obtained 72
pursuant to subsection (2) of this section to the Secretary of 73
State, who shall forward the information to the county registrar 74
of the applicant's county of residence to process the newly 75
registered voter or update information for the already-registered 76
voter pursuant to law. Notwithstanding any other provision of 77
law, if the applicant affirmatively declines to become registered 78
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to vote, the Mississippi Department of Public Safety shall release 79
the applicant's first name, middle name, last name, premarital 80
name, if applicable, complete residence address, complete date of 81
birth and electronic signature, which were entered in the 82
department's records for driver's license or official 83
identification card purposes, to the Secretary of State in order 84
to facilitate any future attempt of the applicant to register to 85
vote, along with the notation that the applicant affirmatively 86
declined to become registered at that time. The Mississippi 87
Department of Public Safety shall notify the applicant that by 88
submitting his or her signature, the applicant grants written 89
consent for the submission of the information obtained and 90
required to be submitted to the Secretary of State pursuant to 91
this section. 92
(4) Information regarding a person's failure to sign the 93
voter registration application is confidential and may not be used 94
for any purpose other than to determine voter registration. 95
(5) An application for voter registration submitted pursuant 96
to the provisions of this section updates a previous voter 97
registration by the applicant and authorizes the cancellation of 98
registration in any other county or state in which the applicant 99
was previously registered. 100
(6) A change of address from one (1) residence to another 101
within the same county that is submitted for driver's license or 102
official identification card purposes in accordance with 103
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applicable law serves as a notice of change of address for voter 104
registration purposes if requested by the applicant after notice 105
and written consent of the applicant. 106
(7) Completed applications for voter registration or change 107
of address for voting purposes received by the Mississippi 108
Department of Public Safety shall be forwarded to the Secretary of 109
State within five (5) days of receipt. The Secretary of State 110
shall file any forms that have not been signed by the applicant 111
and shall forward completed, signed applications to the clerk of 112
the appropriate county election commission within five (5) days of 113
receipt. 114
(8) Voter registration application forms containing voter 115
information which are returned to a driver's license office 116
unsigned shall be collected by the Mississippi Department of 117
Public Safety, submitted to the Secretary of State and maintained 118
by the Secretary of State's office according to the retention 119
policy for such records adopted by the Secretary of State. 120
(9) The Secretary of State shall establish procedures to 121
protect the confidentiality of the information obtained from the 122
Mississippi Department of Public Safety, including any information 123
otherwise required to be confidential by other provisions of the 124
law. 125
(10) A person registered to vote pursuant to this section 126
may cancel his or her voter registration at any time by any method 127
available to any other registered voter. 128
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(11) A person who attempts to register to vote pursuant to 129
this section may appeal a denial of his or her voter registration 130
as provided in this chapter. 131
(12) This section shall not be construed as requiring the 132
Mississippi Department of Public Safety to determine eligibility 133
for voter registration and voting. 134
(13) A voter registration application completed pursuant to 135
this section shall be a completed application for voter 136
registration. 137
SECTION 2. Section 23-15-11, Mississippi Code of 1972, is 138
amended as follows: 139
23-15-11. Every inhabitant of this state, except persons 140
adjudicated to be non compos mentis, who is a citizen of the 141
United States of America, eighteen (18) years old and upwards, who 142
has resided in this state for thirty (30) days and for thirty (30) 143
days in the county in which he or she seeks to vote, and for 144
thirty (30) days in the incorporated municipality in which he or 145
she seeks to vote, and who has been duly registered as an elector 146
under Section 23-15-33 or Section 1 of this act, and who has never 147
been convicted of vote fraud or of any crime listed in Section 148
241, Mississippi Constitution of 1890, shall be a qualified 149
elector in and for the county, municipality and voting precinct of 150
his or her residence, and shall be entitled to vote at any 151
election upon compliance with Section 23-15-563. If the thirtieth 152
day to register before an election falls on a Sunday or legal 153
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holiday, the registration applications submitted on the business 154
day immediately following the Sunday or legal holiday shall be 155
accepted and entered in the Statewide Elections Management System 156
for the purpose of enabling voters to vote in the next election. 157
Any person who will be eighteen (18) years of age or older on or 158
before the date of the general election and who is duly registered 159
to vote not less than thirty (30) days before the primary election 160
associated with the general election, may vote in the primary 161
election even though the person has not reached his or her 162
eighteenth birthday at the time that the person seeks to vote at 163
the primary election. No others than those specified in this 164
section shall be entitled, or shall be allowed, to vote at any 165
election. 166
SECTION 3. Section 23-15-33, Mississippi Code of 1972, is 167
amended as follows: 168
23-15-33. (1) Every person entitled to be registered as an 169
elector in compliance with the laws of this state and who has 170
signed his or her name on and properly completed the application 171
for registration to vote shall be registered by the county 172
registrar in the voting precinct of the residence of such person 173
through the Statewide Elections Management System. 174
(2) Every person entitled to be registered as an elector in 175
compliance with the laws of this state and who registers to vote 176
pursuant to the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 shall be 177
registered by the county registrar in the voting precinct of the 178
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residence of such person through the Statewide Elections 179
Management System. 180
(3) Every person entitled to be registered as an elector in 181
compliance with the laws of this state and who registers to vote 182
pursuant to Section 1 of this act shall be registered by the 183
registrar in the voting precinct of the residence of such person 184
through the Statewide Elections Management System. 185
SECTION 4. Section 23-15-35, Mississippi Code of 1972, is 186
amended as follows: 187
23-15-35. (1) The clerk of the municipality shall be the 188
registrar of voters of the municipality, and shall take the oath 189
of office prescribed by Section 268 of the Constitution. The 190
municipal registration shall conform to the county registration 191
which shall be a part of the official record of registered voters 192
as contained in the Statewide Elections Management System. The 193
municipal clerk shall comply with all the provisions of law 194
regarding the registration of voters, including the use of the 195
voter registration applications used by county registrars and 196
prescribed by the Secretary of State under Sections 23-15-39 and 197
23-15-47 and under the provisions of Section 1 of this act. 198
(2) The municipal clerk shall be authorized to register 199
applicants as county electors. The municipal clerk shall forward 200
notice of registration, a copy of the application for 201
registration, and any changes to the registration when they occur, 202
either by certified mail to the county registrar or by personal 203
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delivery to the county registrar provided that a numbered receipt 204
is signed by the county registrar in return for the described 205
documents. Upon receipt of the copy of the application for 206
registration or changes to the registration, and if a review of 207
the application indicates that the applicant meets all the 208
criteria necessary to qualify as a county elector, then the county 209
registrar shall make a determination of the county voting precinct 210
in which the person making the application shall be required to 211
vote. The county registrar shall send this county voting precinct 212
information by United States first-class mail, postage prepaid, to 213
the person at the address provided on the application. Any 214
mailing costs incurred by the municipal clerk or the county 215
registrar in effectuating this subsection (2) shall be paid by the 216
county board of supervisors. If a review of the copy of the 217
application for registration or changes to the registration 218
indicates that the applicant is not qualified to vote in the 219
county, the county registrar shall challenge the application. The 220
county election commissioners shall review any challenge or 221
disqualification, after having notified the applicant by certified 222
mail of the challenge or disqualification. 223
(3) The municipal clerk shall issue to the person making the 224
application a copy of the application and the county registrar 225
shall process the application in accordance with the law regarding 226
the handling of voter registration applications. 227
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(4) The receipt of a copy of the application for 228
registration sent pursuant to Section 23-15-39(3) shall be 229
sufficient to allow the applicant to be registered as an elector 230
in the municipality, provided that such application is not 231
challenged as provided for therein. 232
(5) The municipal clerk of each municipality shall provide 233
the county registrar in which the municipality is located the 234
information necessary to conform the municipal registration to the 235
county registration which shall be a part of the official record 236
of registered voters as contained in the Statewide Elections 237
Management System. If any changes to the information occur as a 238
result of redistricting, annexation or other reason, it shall be 239
the responsibility of the municipal clerk to timely provide the 240
changes to the county registrar. The location of a polling place 241
shall not be altered within sixty (60) days of any primary, 242
general, runoff or special election unless exigent circumstances 243
exist. If the governing authorities find that exigent 244
circumstances exist where a polling place needs to be altered 245
within sixty (60) days of an election, then their reasons for 246
making that decision shall be spread upon the minutes at their 247
next scheduled meeting. When the location of a polling place is 248
altered within sixty (60) days of an election, public notice of 249
the change shall be posted at city hall, the courthouse, the 250
registrar's office, the previous polling place location if it is a 251
public building, and for three (3) consecutive weeks, or each week 252
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before the election if the alteration happens within three (3) 253
weeks of the election, in a newspaper that is circulated in the 254
area. 255
SECTION 5. Section 23-15-39, Mississippi Code of 1972, is 256
amended as follows: 257
23-15-39. (1) Applications for registration as electors of 258
this state, which are sworn to and subscribed before the registrar 259
or deputy registrar authorized by law and which are not made by 260
mail or pursuant to the provisions of Section 1 of this act, shall 261
be made upon a form established by rule duly adopted by the 262
Secretary of State. 263
(2) The boards of supervisors shall make proper allowances 264
for office supplies reasonably necessitated by the registration of 265
county electors. 266
(3) If the applicant indicates on the application that he or 267
she resides within the city limits of a city or town in the county 268
of registration, the county registrar shall process the 269
application for registration or changes to the registration as 270
provided by law. 271
(4) If the applicant indicates on the application that he or 272
she has previously registered to vote in another county of this 273
state or another state, notice to the voter's previous county of 274
registration in this state shall be provided by the Statewide 275
Elections Management System. If the voter's previous place of 276
registration was in another state, notice shall be provided to the 277
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voter's previous state of residence if the Statewide Elections 278
Management System has that capability. 279
(5) The county registrar shall provide to the person making 280
the application a copy of the application upon which has been 281
written the county voting precinct and municipal voting precinct, 282
if any, in which the person shall vote. Upon entry of the voter 283
registration information into the Statewide Elections Management 284
System, the system shall assign a voter registration number to the 285
person, and the county registrar shall mail the applicant a voter 286
registration card to the mailing address provided on the 287
application. 288
(6) Any person desiring an application for registration may 289
secure an application from the registrar of the county of which he 290
or she is a resident and may take the application with him or her 291
and secure assistance in completing the application from any 292
person of the applicant's choice. It shall be the duty of all 293
registrars to furnish applications for registration to all persons 294
requesting them, and it shall likewise be the registrar's duty to 295
furnish aid and assistance in the completing of the application 296
when requested by an applicant. The application for registration 297
shall be sworn to and subscribed before the registrar or deputy 298
registrar at the municipal clerk's office, the county registrar's 299
office or any other location where the applicant is allowed to 300
register to vote. The registrar shall not charge a fee or cost to 301
the applicant for accepting the application or administering the 302
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oath or for any other duty imposed by law regarding the 303
registration of electors. 304
(7) If the person making the application is unable to read 305
or write, for reason of disability or otherwise, he or she shall 306
not be required to personally complete the application in writing 307
and execute the oath. In such cases, the registrar or deputy 308
registrar shall read the application and oath to the person and 309
the person's answers thereto shall be recorded by the registrar or 310
the registrar's deputy. The person shall be registered as an 311
elector if he or she otherwise meets the requirements to be 312
registered as an elector. The registrar shall record the 313
responses of the person and the recorded responses shall be 314
retained permanently by the registrar. The county registrar shall 315
enter the voter registration information into the Statewide 316
Elections Management System and designate the entry as an assisted 317
filing. 318
(8) The receipt of a copy of the application for 319
registration sent pursuant to Section 23-15-35(2) shall be 320
sufficient to allow the applicant to be registered as an elector 321
of this state, if the application is not challenged. 322
(9) In any case in which the corporate boundaries of a 323
municipality change, whether by annexation or redistricting, the 324
municipal clerk shall, within ten (10) days after approval of the 325
change in corporate boundaries, provide to the county registrar 326
conforming geographic data that is compatible with the Statewide 327
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Elections Management System. The data shall be developed by the 328
municipality's use of a standardized format specified by the 329
Statewide Elections Management System. The county registrar, 330
county election commissioner or other county official, who has 331
completed an annual training seminar sponsored by the Secretary of 332
State pertaining to the implementation of new boundary lines in 333
the Statewide Elections Management System and received 334
certification for that training, shall update the municipal 335
boundary information into the Statewide Elections Management 336
System. The Statewide Elections Management System updates the 337
municipal voter registration records and assigns electors to their 338
municipal voting precincts. The county registrar shall forward to 339
the municipal clerk written notification of the additions and 340
changes, and the municipal clerk shall forward to the affected 341
municipal electors written notification of the additions and 342
changes. 343
SECTION 6. Section 23-15-41, Mississippi Code of 1972, is 344
amended as follows: 345
23-15-41. (1) When an applicant to register to vote has 346
completed the application form as prescribed by administrative 347
rule or pursuant to Section 1 of this act, the county registrar 348
shall enter the applicant's information into the Statewide 349
Elections Management System where the applicant's status will be 350
marked as "ACTIVE," "PENDING" or "REJECTED," and the applicant 351
shall be entitled to register upon his or her request for 352
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registration made in person to the registrar, or deputy registrar 353
if a deputy registrar has been appointed. Except as otherwise 354
provided in Section 1 of this act, no person other than the 355
registrar, or a deputy registrar, shall register any applicant. 356
(2) If an applicant is not qualified to register to vote, 357
then the registrar shall enter the applicant's information into 358
the Statewide Elections Management System and mark the applicant's 359
status as "PENDING" or "REJECTED," with the specific reason or 360
reasons for that status noted. The registrar shall notify the 361
election commission of those applicants rejected. 362
SECTION 7. Section 23-15-79, Mississippi Code of 1972, is 363
amended as follows: 364
23-15-79. (1) Unless the application for registration was 365
made pursuant to Section 23-15-47 or Section 1 of this act, the 366
date of registration to vote shall be the date the application for 367
registration to vote was initially received by the registrar or, 368
if submitted by mail, the postmark date, regardless of the date on 369
which the county election commission, circuit court or Supreme 370
Court, as the case may be, makes its final determination allowing 371
the registration. 372
(2) In the case of an application for registration that has 373
been made pursuant to Section 23-15-47, the date of registration 374
to vote shall be the date the complete and legible application 375
form is received by the county registrar, or, if mailed, the 376
postmark date of the complete and legible application. 377
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(3) In the case of an application for registration that has 378
been made pursuant to Section 1 of this act, the date of 379
registration to vote shall be the date the person applying for the 380
issuance, renewal or change of address of a motor vehicle driver's 381
license or official identification card in the manner prescribed 382
in Section 1 of this act completes and signs the form. 383
SECTION 8. Section 23-15-95, Mississippi Code of 1972, is 384
amended as follows: 385
23-15-95. In addition to the penalties set forth in Section 386
23-15-93, any applicant aggrieved by any registrar * * *, 387
election commissioner or the Mississippi Department of Public 388
Safety because of their refusal or neglect to perform any of the 389
duties prescribed by this chapter regarding the registration of 390
electors may petition the chancery court of the county of the 391
registrar or election commissioner for an injunction or mandate to 392
enforce the performance of such duties and to secure to that 393
applicant the rights to which he or she may be entitled under the 394
provisions of the sections. 395
SECTION 9. Section 63-1-19, Mississippi Code of 1972, is 396
amended as follows: 397
63-1-19. (1) (a) Every applicant for a license or permit 398
issued pursuant to this article, or for renewal of such license or 399
permit, shall file an application for * * * the license, permit or 400
renewal, on a form provided by the Department of Public Safety, 401
with the commissioner or an official license examiner of the 402
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department. All persons not holding valid, unexpired licenses 403
issued in this state shall be required to secure an original 404
license, except those specifically exempted from licensing under 405
Section 63-1-7. In addition to the application requirements 406
provided in Section 1 of this act, the application shall state the 407
name, date of birth, the social security number of the applicant 408
unless the applicant is not a United States citizen and does not 409
possess a social security number issued by the United States 410
government, sex, race, color of eyes, color of hair, weight, 411
height and residence address, and whether or not the applicant's 412
privilege to drive has been suspended or revoked at any time, and, 413
if so, when, by whom, and for what cause, and whether any previous 414
application by him or her has been denied, and whether he or she 415
has any physical defects * * * that would interfere with his or 416
her operating a motor vehicle safely upon the highways. 417
(b) Every applicant for an original license shall show 418
proof of domicile in this state. The commissioner shall 419
promulgate any rules and regulations necessary to enforce this 420
requirement and shall prescribe the means by which an applicant 421
for an original license may show domicile in this state. Proof of 422
domicile shall not be required of applicants under eighteen (18) 423
years of age. 424
(c) Unless the applicant is not a United States citizen 425
and does not possess a social security number issued by the United 426
States government, each application or filing made under this 427
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section shall include the social security number(s) of the 428
applicant in accordance with Section 93-11-64 * * *. 429
(2) No person who is illegally in the United States or 430
Mississippi shall be issued a license. The application of a 431
person who is not a United States citizen and who does not possess 432
a social security number issued by the United States government 433
shall state the name, date of birth, sex, race, color of eyes, 434
color of hair, weight, height and residence address, and whether 435
or not the applicant's privilege to drive has been suspended or 436
revoked at any time, and, if so, when, by whom, and for what 437
cause, and whether any previous application by him or her has been 438
denied, and whether he or she has any physical defects * * * that 439
would interfere with his or her operating a motor vehicle safely 440
upon the highways. The commissioner shall adopt and promulgate 441
such rules and regulations as he or she deems appropriate 442
requiring additional documents, materials, information or physical 443
evidence to be provided by the applicant as may be necessary to 444
establish the identity of the applicant and that the applicant is 445
not present in the United States or the State of Mississippi 446
illegally. 447
(3) Whenever a person who has applied for or who has been 448
issued a license or permit under this article moves from the 449
address listed in the application or on the permit or license, or 450
whenever the name of a licensee changes by marriage or otherwise, 451
such person, within thirty (30) days thereafter, shall notify, in 452
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writing, the Department of Public Safety, Driver Services 453
Division, and inform the department of his or her previous address 454
and new address and of his or her former name and new name. The 455
department shall not change the name of a licensee or permittee on 456
his or her license or permit unless the applicant appears in 457
person at an office of the department and provides a certified 458
copy of his or her marriage license, court order, birth 459
certificate or divorce decree changing the licensee's or 460
permittee's name. 461
(4) (a) Any male who is at least eighteen (18) years of age 462
but less than twenty-six (26) years of age and who applies for a 463
permit or license or a renewal of a permit or license under this 464
chapter shall be registered in compliance with the requirements of 465
Section 3 of the Military Selective Service Act, 50 USCS Section 466
3802, as amended and may be registered to vote as provided in 467
Section 1 of this act. 468
(b) The department shall forward in an electronic 469
format the necessary personal information of the applicant to the 470
Selective Service System and shall forward the information 471
collected pursuant to Section 1 of this act to the Secretary of 472
States's office. The applicant's submission of the application 473
shall serve as an indication that the applicant either has already 474
registered with the Selective Service System or that he is 475
authorizing the department to forward to the Selective Service 476
System the necessary information for registration. The 477
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commissioner shall notify the applicant on, or as a part of, the 478
application that his submission of the application will serve as 479
his consent to registration with the Selective Service System, if 480
so required. The commissioner also shall notify any male 481
applicant under the age of eighteen (18) that he will be 482
registered upon turning age eighteen (18) as required by federal 483
law. 484
SECTION 10. Section 45-35-7, Mississippi Code of 1972, is 485
amended as follows: 486
45-35-7. (1) (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of 487
this subsection (1), each applicant for an original or renewal 488
identification card issued pursuant to this chapter who is 489
entitled to issuance of such a card shall be issued a four-year 490
card or an eight-year card, at the option of the applicant. Each 491
card shall expire at midnight on the cardholder's birthday and may 492
be renewed any time within six (6) months before the expiration 493
date of the card upon application and payment of the required fee. 494
(b) Any applicant who is blind, as defined in Section 495
43-6-1, upon payment of the fee prescribed in Section 63-1-43, 496
shall be issued an original or renewal identification card which 497
shall remain valid for a period of eight (8) years, shall expire 498
at midnight on the cardholder's birthday, and may be renewed any 499
time within six (6) months before the expiration date of the card 500
upon application and payment of the required fee. 501
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(2) (a) Any applicant who is not a United States citizen, 502
upon payment of the fee prescribed in Section 63-1-43, shall be 503
issued an original or renewal identification card which shall 504
expire four (4) years from date of issuance or on the expiration 505
date of the applicant's authorized stay in the United States, 506
whichever is the lesser period of time, and may be renewed, if the 507
person is otherwise qualified to renew the license, within thirty 508
(30) days of expiration. 509
(b) An applicant for an original or renewal 510
identification card under paragraph (a) must present valid 511
documentary evidence documenting that the applicant: 512
(i) Is a citizen or national of the United States; 513
(ii) Is an alien lawfully admitted for permanent 514
or temporary residence in the United States; 515
(iii) Has conditional permanent residence status 516
in the United States; 517
(iv) Has an approved application for asylum in the 518
United States or has entered into the United States in refugee 519
status; 520
(v) Has a valid, unexpired nonimmigrant visa or 521
nonimmigrant visa status for entry into or lawful presence in the 522
United States; 523
(vi) Has a pending application for asylum in the 524
United States; 525
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(vii) Has a pending or approved application for 526
temporary protected status in the United States; 527
(viii) Has approved deferred-action status; 528
(ix) Has pending an application for adjustment of 529
status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent 530
residence in the United States or conditional permanent resident 531
status in the United States; or 532
(x) Has a valid employment authorization card 533
issued by the United States Department of Homeland Security. 534
(3) The fee for the issuance of an original or renewal 535
identification card shall be as prescribed in Section 63-1-43. 536
(4) Any person who, for medical reasons, surrenders his 537
unexpired driver's license, and any person whose unexpired 538
driver's license is suspended for medical reasons by the 539
Commissioner of Public Safety under Section 63-1-53(2)(e), upon 540
request shall be issued an identification card without payment of 541
a fee. The identification card shall be valid for a period of 542
four (4) years from its date of issue. Subsequent renewals shall 543
be subject to the fees prescribed in Section 63-1-43. 544
(5) The department shall maintain a record of all 545
identification cards issued. 546
(6) (a) Any male who is at least eighteen (18) years of age 547
but less than twenty-six (26) years of age and who applies for an 548
identification card or a renewal of an identification card under 549
this chapter shall be registered in compliance with the 550
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requirements of Section 3 of the Military Selective Service Act, 551
50 USCS Appx 451 et seq., as amended and may be registered to vote 552
as provided in Section 1 of this act. 553
(b) The department shall forward in an electronic 554
format the necessary personal information of the applicant to the 555
Selective Service System and shall forward the information 556
collected pursuant to Section 1 of this act to the Secretary of 557
State's office. The applicant's submission of the application 558
shall serve as an indication that the applicant either has already 559
registered with the Selective Service System or that he is 560
authorizing the department to forward to the Selective Service 561
System the necessary information for registration. The 562
commissioner shall notify the applicant on, or as a part of, the 563
application that his submission of the application will serve as 564
his consent to registration with the Selective Service System, if 565
so required. The commissioner also shall notify any male 566
applicant under the age of eighteen (18) that he will be 567
registered upon turning age eighteen (18) as required by federal 568
law. 569
SECTION 11. Section 63-1-210, Mississippi Code of 1972, is 570
amended as follows: 571
63-1-210. (1) The application for a commercial driver's 572
license or commercial learner's permit shall include the 573
following: 574
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(a) The full name and current mailing and residential 575
addresses of the person. 576
(b) A physical description of the person, including 577
sex, height and weight. 578
(c) Date of birth. 579
(d) The applicant's social security number. 580
(e) The person's signature. 581
(f) Certifications that: 582
(i) For an applicant who operates or expects to 583
operate in interstate or foreign commerce or who is otherwise 584
subject to 49 CFR, Part 391, the applicant meets the qualification 585
requirements contained in Part 391; or for an applicant who 586
operates or expects to operate entirely in intrastate commerce and 587
who is not subject to Part 391, that the applicant is subject to 588
state driver qualification requirements and is not subject to Part 589
391; 590
(ii) The motor vehicle in which the applicant's 591
skills test will be taken is representative of the type of motor 592
vehicle that the applicant operates or expects to operate; 593
(iii) The applicant is not subject to any 594
disqualification under 49 CFR, Part 385.51, or any license 595
suspension, revocation, or cancellation under state law; and 596
(iv) The applicant does not have a driver's 597
license from more than one (1) state or jurisdiction. 598
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(g) Any other information required by the commissioner, 599
including, but not limited to, the names of all states or 600
jurisdictions where the applicant has been licensed to operate any 601
type of motor vehicle during the previous ten (10) years. 602
(h) The application shall be accompanied by a fee as 603
prescribed in Section 63-1-43. 604
(2) When a licensee or permittee changes his or her name, 605
mailing address, or residence or in the case of the loss, 606
mutilation, or destruction of a license or permit, the licensee or 607
permittee shall notify the commissioner within sixty (60) days and 608
apply in person for a duplicate license or permit in the same 609
manner as set forth in subsection (1) of this section. The fee 610
for a duplicate license or permit shall be as prescribed in 611
Section 63-1-43. 612
(3) A person who has been a resident of this state for more 613
than thirty (30) days shall not drive a commercial motor vehicle 614
under the authority of a commercial driver's license issued by 615
another jurisdiction. 616
(4) Any person who knowingly falsifies information or 617
certifications required under subsection (1) of this section shall 618
have the person's commercial driver's license revoked. Such 619
persons may reapply for a commercial driver's license no sooner 620
than sixty (60) days after the revocation. 621
(5) (a) Any male who is at least eighteen (18) years of age 622
but less than twenty-six (26) years of age and who applies for or 623
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ST: Elections; establish procedure for
automatic registration of certain voters who
apply for driver's license or register for
selective service.
renews a commercial driver's license or renewal of a commercial 624
learner's permit under this article shall be registered in 625
compliance with the requirements of Section 3 of the Military 626
Selective Service Act, 50 USCS Section 3802, as amended and may be 627
registered to vote as provided in Section 1 of this act. 628
(b) The department shall forward in an electronic 629
format the necessary personal information of the applicant to the 630
Selective Service System and shall forward the information 631
collected pursuant to Section 1 of this act to the Secretary of 632
State's office. The applicant's submission of the application 633
shall serve as an indication that the applicant either has already 634
registered with the Selective Service System or that he is 635
authorizing the department to forward to the Selective Service 636
System the necessary information for registration. The 637
commissioner shall notify the applicant on, or as a part of, the 638
application that his submission of the application will serve as 639
his consent to registration with the Selective Service System, if 640
so required. The commissioner also shall notify any male 641
applicant under the age of eighteen (18) that he will be 642
registered upon turning age eighteen (18) as required by federal 643
law. 644
SECTION 12. Section 1 of this act shall be codified as a new 645
section in Chapter 15, Title 23, Mississippi Code of 1972. 646
SECTION 13. This act shall take effect and be in force from 647
and after July 1, 2026. 648