University of Mississippi
As a community of learning dedicated to nurturing excellence in intellectual inquiry and personal character in an open and diverse environment, please remember the values of the UM Creed throughout this election season.
Are you ready ... to vote?
The first step to becoming an involved citizen, not only within our community, but within our state and country, is to get registered to vote.
Register HereMost importantly, don’t forget to vote! Can’t vote in person on Election Day?
Get Your Absentee BallotRemember to be respectful to members of all parties and ideas throughout this election season.
Read the M BookStudents that live on college campuses throughout the country sometimes have a difficult time registering to vote due a lack of a physical mailing address. With more than 31% of Oxford campus students living on our campus, we want to make that process as simple as possible. If you live on campus and do not have an on-campus mailbox (ex: at PakMail), click below for instructions about how to find the address for your residence.
Watch these videos about Mississippi Voter ID cards
Still need more information?
Simply fill out the form and someone will be in contact with you from The Division of Diversity and Community Engagement soon!
The Division of Diversity and Community Engagement
First Time Voters
Mississippi’s Online Voter Information Center
Polling Place Locator
Precinct Polling Place for Lafayette County
Dear Rebel Family,
2016 marks a monumental year. This year we have the ability to exercise our right to vote and to participate in the political process that affects our nation, our university, and student body. As an institution that follows the model of shared governance at the University of Mississippi, the Associated Student Body understands how powerful and influential votes can be. For that reason, we encourage you, as students, to engage in your civic duty to hold public officials and their policies accountable through this process. At the same time as part of the broader campus community, we encourage you to engage in personal responsibility and hold yourself and your fellow students accountable throughout this election season.
From the beginning, the University of Mississippi’s Creed has been an integral part of your Ole Miss experience and is a set of beliefs that our Ole Miss community values. As an Ole Miss family, we have a wide array of students with different perspectives, beliefs, and experiences, and this diversity is one of the characteristics that transforms this special place into our home. Respectfully listening and engaging in civil discourse with those who have different, opinions, and ideas lays the foundation for continuing the tenets of the Creed and the family-centric atmosphere at this university.
This election year, on behalf of the Associated Student Body and the University of Mississippi, I encourage you to study the candidates and issues carefully, and then to participate in the political process by voting. To that end, I urge you to remember the University of Mississippi’s Creed in preparing for an exciting elections season.
Hotty Toddy!
Austin Powell, ASB president