The words "qualified elector" or "qualified electors" for the purposes of this article, shall in addition to the provisions of the first paragraph of Section 37-65-119, mean:
A person, who on the day he or she signs any petition provided for in the section, is properly registered and qualified to vote in a county wide election of the county if such were then held, according to the voter roll as electronically maintained in the Statewide Elections Management System in the office of the circuit clerk and registrar of the county, in which all or any part of the school district is located, and who is a resident of the school district in which one or more schools have been closed, and who (a) is qualified to vote in an election of a trustee of that school district, if any be elective and (b) if the school district be a municipal separate school district or a special municipal separate school district and such person lives within the corporate limits of the municipality then such person must be qualified to vote in a city wide election if such were held on the day he or she signs any petition herein provided for.
Structure Mississippi Code
Chapter 65 - Closing of Public Schools and Institutions of Higher Learning
Article 3 - Closing Pursuant to Board of Trustees' Order
§ 37-65-101. Conditions under which board of trustees may close public schools
§ 37-65-103. Order closing schools
§ 37-65-107. Students affected by closing of school may be transferred to other schools
§ 37-65-113. Closing of schools shall not affect retirement benefits
§ 37-65-115. Period of closure shall not be deducted from time earned toward certification
§ 37-65-119. Duties incumbent upon board of trustees upon filing of petitions to reopen schools
§ 37-65-121. Copies of petition shall be forwarded to state superintendent of public education
§ 37-65-123. "Qualified elector" defined
§ 37-65-125. Details of petitions