Mississippi Code
Chapter 13 - Election Crimes
§ 97-13-1. Bribery; influencing electors or election officers

If any elector, manager, clerk or canvasser at any election, or any executive officer attending the same, shall receive any gift, money, financial award, reward, or promise thereof or if any person shall offer such gift, money, financial award, reward, or promise thereof to influence any elector, clerk, canvasser, or any executive officer attending any election in his vote, opinion, action, or judgment in relation to such election, the person so offending shall, on conviction, be imprisoned in the State Penitentiary not more than two (2) years, or be fined not more than Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00), or both; or in a county jail not more than one (1) year, or be fined not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or both.

Structure Mississippi Code

Mississippi Code

Title 97 - Crimes

Chapter 13 - Election Crimes

§ 97-13-1. Bribery; influencing electors or election officers

§ 97-13-3. Bribery; hiring canvasser to use unlawful means

§ 97-13-5. Ballot boxes; holding election with box unlocked; reading ballot before putting in box

§ 97-13-7. Ballot boxes; unauthorized disposal of box; giving key

§ 97-13-9. Ballots; false entries on voting lists; stuffing; removing, altering, etc.

§ 97-13-13. Ballots; removal before close of polls

§ 97-13-15. Limitations on corporate contributions to political party or candidate

§ 97-13-17. Limitations on corporate contributions to political party or candidate; penalty

§ 97-13-19. Corrupt conduct, etc., by election official

§ 97-13-21. Disturbing election

§ 97-13-23. Failure or refusal to make return of votes cast

§ 97-13-25. Registration; falsely procuring registration

§ 97-13-27. Registration; neglect or misconduct by registrar

§ 97-13-29. Troops of armed men not to be brought near election place

§ 97-13-31. Voting; aid in preparing ballot prohibited

§ 97-13-33. Voting; dishonest decisions by managers concerning qualifications of voters

§ 97-13-36. Multiple voting; penalties

§ 97-13-37. Intimidating, boycotting, etc., elector to procure vote

§ 97-13-41. Penalty for false entry, unauthorized revision, removal or alteration in Statewide Elections Management System or poll book

§ 97-13-43. Penalty for willfully tampering with or damaging voting machine, tabulating computer or other device used in connection with election or preventing correct operation of said machine or device

§ 97-13-45. Penalty for unlawfully showing ballot to another, making false statement as to inability to mark ballot, or marking ballot so as to identify voter