If you didn’t bring your ID with you to vote on Tuesday and had to vote affidavit, you have until Nov. 10 to bring your ID to your county’s circuit clerk office to confirm your ballot.

Hinds County Election Commission Chair Yvonne Robinson Ford said student IDs issued from state-affiliated universities are valid photo IDs for voting purposes, and driverā€™s licenses up to 10 years old are accepted. However, student IDs from private universitiesā€”like Belhaven University or Millsaps Collegeā€”are not accepted.

Capital Bureau Reporter Grace E. Marion is covering the capital city, Jackson, as well as surrounding rural, urban and suburban areas in Hinds County, Madison County and Rankin County. She is a reporter and photojournalist with a passion for narrative writing and investigative reporting. Her work as a journalist has earned her coverage in publications like the Columbia Journalism Review, the Hechinger Report, and the Student Press Law Center. Grace is a member of the Investigative Reporters & Editors (IRE) and the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ).

Grace graduated from the University of Mississippi School of Journalism and New Media in 2022 with a degree in print and broadcast journalism, and from the University of California at Berkeleyā€™s Graduate School of Journalism in 2024.