MCJ joined its partners in sending a letter to the
Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson on April 10, 2026.
April 10, 2026
Michael Watson
Mississippi Secretary of State
401 Mississippi Street
Jackson, Mississippi 39201
michael.watson@sos.ms.gov
Cc: Mississippi County Circuit Clerks
Mississippi County Election Commissioners
Sent via email
Re: Notice of Mississippi’s Non-Compliance with the National Voter Registration Act
Dear Secretary Watson:
On behalf of the League of Women Voters of Mississippi (“LWVMS”), Mississippi
Immigrants Rights Alliance (“MIRA”), We Must Vote, Mississippi Votes, Delta Sigma Theta
Sorority, Inc., Disability Rights Mississippi, and IAJE, as well as their members who are eligible
voters or eligible to register to vote in Mississippi, and other persons and organizations similarly
situated, the undersigned write regarding Section 23-15-15 and Section 23-15-165.1 of the
Mississippi Code, as amended and created by Senate Bill 2588 (“SB 2588”), which was signed into
law by Governor Tate Reeves on April 1, 2026, and will take effect on July 1, 2026. Pursuant to
52 U.S.C. § 20510(b)(1), this letter serves as notice that Sections 23-15-15 and 23-15-165.1 (the
“DPOC Provisions”) violate the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (“NVRA”), 52 U.S.C. §
20501 et seq., by requiring certain voter registration applicants and currently registered voters to
present documentary proof of citizenship (“DPOC”) to register to vote, to remain on the voter rolls,
or to cast a ballot that will be counted.
Read the entire letter here.