Mississippi Code
Article 7 - Election Officials
§ 23-15-251. Duties of poll manager designated to receive and distribute ballots

The election commissioners, in appointing the poll managers of an election, shall designate one (1) of the poll managers at each voting place to receive and distribute the official ballots, and shall deliver to him or her the proper number of ballots for his or her district not less than one (1) day before the election; and the poll manager receiving the ballots from the election commissioners shall distribute the same to the electors of his or her district in the manner herein provided. It shall be the duty of the designated poll manager for service at a voting place other than the courthouse, to carry to that voting place, on the day before the election, or before 6:00 a.m. on the morning of the election, the ballot box, the pollbook, the blank tally sheets, the blank forms to be used in making returns, the other necessary stationery and supplies and the official printed ballots aforesaid, and all of the same used and unused shall be returned by the designated poll manager to the election commissioners on the day next following the election.

Structure Mississippi Code

Mississippi Code

Title 23 - Elections

Chapter 15 - Mississippi Election Code

Article 7 - Election Officials

§ 23-15-211. Composition and duties of State Board of Election Commissioners; elections training seminar; certification of seminar participants; compensation of commissioners attending seminar; authorization by Secretary of State of additional traini...

§ 23-15-213. Election of county election commissioners

§ 23-15-215. Performance by board of supervisors of election commissioners' duties

§ 23-15-223. County registrar shall be circuit court clerk unless found improper; appointment of deputy registrars; liability of registrar for malfeasance or nonfeasance of deputy registrar; computer skills training course

§ 23-15-225. Compensation of registrars

§ 23-15-229. Compensation of municipal poll managers and other workers

§ 23-15-231. Appointment of poll managers; designation of bailiff

§ 23-15-233. Duties of poll managers

§ 23-15-235. Appointment of additional poll managers

§ 23-15-237. Oath of office for poll managers

§ 23-15-239. Mandatory training of poll managers; single, comprehensive poll manager training program; certified poll managers

§ 23-15-241. Election bailiff to keep peace

§ 23-15-243. Selection of election bailiff if none designated

§ 23-15-245. Duties of election bailiff; polls to be open and clear

§ 23-15-247. Ballot boxes

§ 23-15-249. Procedure when pollbooks or ballot boxes not distributed

§ 23-15-251. Duties of poll manager designated to receive and distribute ballots

§ 23-15-253. Poll managers to be furnished stationery and blank forms

§ 23-15-257. Duties of marshal or chief of police in municipal elections

§ 23-15-259. Authority of boards of supervisors to allow compensation of officers rendering services in registration and elections and reasonable sum to supply voting compartments, tables and shelves

§ 23-15-261. Certification of service as poll managers

§ 23-15-266. Executive committee authorized to enter into agreements regarding conduct of elections if certain criteria met