Mississippi Code
Chapter 15 - Mississippi Election Code
Article 15 - Voting Systems

General Provisions

§ 23-15-391. Use of optical mark reading equipment or direct recording electronic voting equipment; use of paper ballot for special, municipal or runoff elections when determined to be less expensive - The board of supervisors of each county and the governing...

Electronic Voting Systems -

Optical Mark Reading Equipment

§ 23-15-503. Definitions - As used in this subarticle, unless otherwise specified: "Optimal mark...

§ 23-15-505. Authority to purchase or rent OMR equipment; applicable law - The board of supervisors of any county and the governing...

§ 23-15-507. Construction of OMR equipment - No OMR equipment shall be acquired or used in accordance...

§ 23-15-511. Form of ballots; posting of sample ballots; ballot security envelopes - The ballots shall, as far as practicable, be in the...

§ 23-15-515. Storage, maintenance, repair and preparation of equipment - The circuit clerk shall be the custodian of OMR equipment...

§ 23-15-517. Opening and closing polls; instructing voters; spoiled ballots - At least one (1) hour before the opening of the...

§ 23-15-519. Ballot accounting report; tamper-evident seals for ballot boxes; seal log; delivery of ballot box; return of records and supplies - The poll managers shall prepare a ballot accounting report that...

§ 23-15-521. Testing of OMR equipment - Before counting the ballots, the election commissioners, or their designees,...

Direct recording electronic voting equipment (DRE)

§ 23-15-531. Direct recording electronic voting equipment (DRE unit) defined - "Direct recording electronic voting equipment (DRE unit)" means a computer...

§ 23-15-531.2. Manner in which DRE units must be arranged at polling places - DRE units shall be arranged in the polling place in...

§ 23-15-531.12. Emergency paper ballots to be cast if DRE unit becomes inoperable - If for any reason any DRE unit shall become inoperable,...