Mississippi Code
Chapter 15 - Mississippi Election Code
Article 17 - Conduct of Elections

General Provisions

§ 23-15-543. Receipt booklet to be kept in polling place, except during adjournment, until enclosed in ballot box - The receipt booklet, mentioned in Section 23-15-541, shall not be...

§ 23-15-545. Entries in pollbook - At each election, at least one (1) poll manager shall...

§ 23-15-547. Electronic capture of voters' signatures; paper version may be generated after polls close - Instead of placing the signatures of voters in a paper...

§ 23-15-549. Assistance to voter - Any voter who declares to the poll managers of the...

§ 23-15-551. Marking and casting ballot; who may be present in polling room - On receiving his or her ballot, the voter shall go...

§ 23-15-553. Ballots not to be removed before close of polls; procedure regarding spoiled ballots when polls close - A person shall not take or remove any ballot from...

§ 23-15-557. Municipality's authority to establish precincts and polling places - The governing authorities of any municipality within the State of...

Affidavit Ballots and Challenged Ballots

§ 23-15-574. Modification of affidavit form by Secretary of State - If the enactment of any state or federal law shall...

§ 23-15-575. Who may vote in primary election - No person shall vote or attempt to vote in the...

§ 23-15-581. Closing polls, opening ballot box and counting votes - When the last qualified voter, who was standing in line...

Determining the Results of Elections

§ 23-15-591. Proclamation of results; sealing of ballot box - When the votes have been completely and correctly counted and...

§ 23-15-593. Irregularities in ballot box - When the ballot box is opened and examined by the...

§ 23-15-595. Procedure for sealing of ballot box; reopening and resealing - The box containing the ballots and other records required by...

§ 23-15-599. Tabulated statement of party vote - "I_______________ , Chairman of the_______________Party State Executive Committee, do hereby...

§ 23-15-600. Forms for reporting election returns - All forms to be prescribed by the Secretary of State...

§ 23-15-603. Delivery of returns to Secretary of State - "We, the undersigned election commissioners, do hereby certify that this...

§ 23-15-605. Ascertainment of vote and declaration of results by Secretary of State; determination of tie vote - The Secretary of State, immediately after receiving the returns of...

§ 23-15-607. Determination of election for judges of Supreme Court and Court of Appeals - "We, the undersigned election commissioners, do hereby certify that this...

§ 23-15-609. Determination of election in which city or county is entitled to separate representation in legislature - When a city or part of a county is entitled...

§ 23-15-611. Determination of municipal elections; show cause order may be issued for failure to transmit statement certifying names of persons elected - "We, the undersigned municipal election commissioners, do hereby certify that...