Definition

Definition. For the purpose of this chapter, “Mississippi armed services and overseas voters” shall include the following persons if they are absent from their county of residence and are otherwise qualified to vote in Mississippi: A. Any person in any division of the armed services of the United States who is a citizen of Mississippi, who has been called into active duty and is serving outside their county of residence; B. Any member of the Army National Guard or Air National Guard who is a citizen of Mississippi and who has been mobilized or called to active duty outside of their county of residence, other than annual training or summer camp; C. Any member of the U.S. military reserve or Coast Guard reserve who is a citizen of Mississippi and who has been called to active duty and is serving outside of their county of residence, other than annual training or summer camp. D. Any member of the Merchant Marine and the American Red Cross who is a citizen of Mississippi and is serving outside of their county of residence; E. Any disabled war veteran who is a patient in any hospital and who is a citizen of Mississippi; F. Any civilian attached to and serving outside of the United States with any branch of the Armed Forces or the Merchant Marine or American Red Cross, who is a citizen of Mississippi; G. Any citizen of Mississippi temporarily residing outside the territorial limits of the United States and District of Columbia; H. Any citizen of Mississippi enrolled as a student at a United States Military Academy; and I. The spouse and/or dependent(s) of any absent voter as set out in Sections A through H above, who is a citizen of Mississippi and is also absent from their county of residence.