At all elections held to choose a mayor and councilmen, or any of them, the choice of the person or persons voting shall be indicated and the ballots shall be marked in like manner as is provided by law for general state and county elections.
The poll managers at all special and general elections for mayor and councilmen, or any of them, shall immediately, upon the closing of the polls, count the ballots and ascertain the number of votes cast in each voting precinct for each of the candidates and make return thereof to the municipal election commissioners. On the day following any special or general election, the municipal election commissioners shall canvass the returns so received from all the voting precincts, and shall within six (6) business days after such special or general election, deliver to each person receiving the highest number of votes a certificate of election. If it shall appear by the returns that any two (2) candidates for mayor or councilmen, have received an equal number of votes, the election shall be decided by a toss of a coin or by lot, fairly and publicly drawn under the direction of the election commissioners, with the aid of a friend of each such candidates, and a certificate of election shall be given accordingly.
The election commissioners shall, within ten (10) business days after any special or general election, certify to the Secretary of State the name or names of the person or persons elected at such special or general election, and the Secretary of State shall, immediately upon receiving such certificates, deliver the same to the Governor, who shall immediately issue commissions to the persons mentioned in certificate.
Structure Mississippi Code
Chapter 9 - Council-Manager Plan of Government
§ 21-9-1. Adoption of council-manager plan by certain municipalities; applicability of Title 21
§ 21-9-3. Initiating proceedings for adoption
§ 21-9-5. Results of election for change to council-manager form; effective date of change
§ 21-9-7. Transition to council-manager plan
§ 21-9-9. Procedure for repeal of council-manager plan
§ 21-9-11. Conduct of elections
§ 21-9-13. Transition from council-manager plan
§ 21-9-15. Municipal council; election of councilmen and mayor; terms
§ 21-9-17. Primary election for candidates for mayor and councilmen
§ 21-9-19. Conduct of municipal council election; declaring results
§ 21-9-23. Transfer of administrative functions to city manager
§ 21-9-25. City manager; choosing thereof
§ 21-9-27. City manager; term of office; removal
§ 21-9-29. Duties of city manager
§ 21-9-31. Control of manager and his subordinates by council
§ 21-9-33. Attendance of manager and other officials at council meetings
§ 21-9-35. City council to act as governing body of city
§ 21-9-37. Function of the mayor
§ 21-9-41. Mayor and councilmen not required to have offices or office hours
§ 21-9-43. Council members shall not serve as members of commissions or boards under their control
§ 21-9-45. Reorganization of city government at behest of council
§ 21-9-47. Hours of service of city officers and employees
§ 21-9-53. Annual examination and statement to be made by council
§ 21-9-55. Appropriations by first elected council
§ 21-9-57. Power of council may be limited as to tax rates or bond issuances
§ 21-9-59. Council may redistrict wards and voting precincts
§ 21-9-61. Compensation of mayor and councilmen
§ 21-9-63. Salaries and their payment; overtime to members of police and fire departments
§ 21-9-65. Petitions for special election
§ 21-9-67. Ordering by council of special elections
§ 21-9-69. Conduct of elections
§ 21-9-75. Police court and public schools unaffected by reorganization
§ 21-9-77. Existing laws, rights and liabilities of city unaffected by reorganization
§ 21-9-79. Application of civil service laws
§ 21-9-83. General and special laws and statutes to be construed as applicable to council