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NATCHEZ — Saturday was the last day to turn in absentee ballots for the Nov. 5 general election.

Adams County Circuit Clerk Eva Givens said her office was open for absentee voters on Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon.

“Please remind people who are seniors or who can’t get up stairs that we have curbside absentee voting, too. We will come outside to your vehicle to help you with that,” Givens said.

Thus far, Adams Countians have turned in 2,019 absentee ballots. Four years ago during the last presidential election, Givens said more than 4,000 Adams Countians voted by absentee ballot.

“It has been very slow. Very slow,” she said.

As of Monday, Secretary of State Michael Watson said 137,686 absentee ballots had been requested statewide. He said 119,818 absentee ballots had been received back from voters in the state.

In the 2020 general election, 231,031 Mississippians voted using absentee ballots.

The Nov. 5 general election ballot in Adams County features offices of President, U.S. Senate, U.S. Representative, Supreme Court Justice and County Election Commissioners.

Polls for the general election will open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. Any voter in line at 7 p.m. is  legally entitled to cast a ballot.

Voters will be required to display one of 10 forms of identification to vote:

1. A valid Mississippi driver’s license (includes Mississippi Mobile ID, issued by Department of Public Safety.
2. 2. A valid identification card issued by any branch, department, agency or entity of the State of Mississippi.
3. A valid United States passport.
4. A valid employee photo identification card issued by any branch, department, agency, or entity of the United States government, the State of Mississippi, or any county, municipality, board, authority or other entity of this state.
5. A current and valid Mississippi license to carry a pistol or revolver, containing a photo of the voter.
6. A valid tribal photo identification card.
7. A valid United States military photo identification card.
8. A current and valid student photo identification card, issued by any accredited college, university or community or junior college in the State of Mississippi.
9. An official Mississippi Voter identification card.
10. Any current and valid photo ID not listed above by any branch, department, agency, or entity of the United States government or any other state government.