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Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 23 - ELECTIONS (§§ 23-NEW-NEW-001 — 23-17-61) › Chapter 15 - MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE (§§ 23-15-NEW — 23-15-1111) › Article 3 - VOTER REGISTRATION (§§ 23-15-11 — 23-15-169.7) › Subarticle A - QUALIFICATION OF ELECTORS (§§ 23-15-11 — 23-15-21) › Section 23-15-11 - Qualifications, generally

Every inhabitant of this state, except persons adjudicated to be non compos mentis, who is a citizen of the United States of America, eighteen (18) years old and upwards, who has resided in this state for thirty (30) days and for thirty (30) days in the county in which he or she seeks to vote, and for thirty (30) days in the incorporated municipality in which he or she seeks to vote, and who has been duly registered as an elector under Section
23-15-33
, and who has never been convicted of vote fraud or of any crime listed in Section 241, Mississippi Constitution of 1890, shall be a qualified elector in and for the county, municipality and voting precinct of his or her residence, and shall be entitled to vote at any election upon compliance with Section
23-15-563
. If the thirtieth day to register before an election falls on a Sunday or legal holiday, the registration applications submitted on the business day immediately following the Sunday or legal holiday shall be accepted and entered in the Statewide Elections Management System for the purpose of enabling voters to vote in the next election. Any person who will be eighteen (18) years of age or older on or before the date of the general election and who is duly registered to vote not less than thirty (30) days before the primary election associated with the general election, may vote in the primary election even though the person has not reached his or her eighteenth birthday at the time that the person seeks to vote at the primary election. No others than those specified in this section shall be entitled, or shall be allowed, to vote at any election.
Derived from 1972 Code § 21-11-1 [Codes, 1892, § 3028; 1906, § 3433; Hemingway's 1917, § 5993; 1930, § 2595; 1942, § 3374-60; Laws, 1950, ch. 491, § 60; Laws, 1984, ch. 457, § 2; repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 329], § 23-3-11 [Codes, 1942, § 3160; Laws, 1935, ch. 19; Laws, 1936, ch. 320; Laws, 1955 Ex ch. 100, § 2; repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 333], and § 23-3-85 [Codes, 1892, § 3631; 1906, § 4138; Hemingway's 1917, § 6772; 1930, § 6207; 1942, § 3235; Laws, 1952, ch. 398, § 2; Laws, 1955, Ex Sess, ch. 101; Laws, 1962, ch. 575; Laws, 1965 Ex Sess, ch. 18, § 1; repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 335]; Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 2; Laws, 1997, ch. 315, § 1; Laws, 2000, ch. 430, § 2; Laws, 2008, ch. 442, § 10; Laws, 2012, ch. 517, § 1; Laws, 2012, ch. 526, § 4, eff. 8/5/2013 (the date of the United States Attorney General's response to the submission of this section under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965) .
Amended by Laws, 2017, ch. 441, HB 467, 171, eff. 7/1/2017.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 23 - ELECTIONS (§§ 23-NEW-NEW-001 — 23-17-61) › Chapter 15 - MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE (§§ 23-15-NEW — 23-15-1111) › Article 3 - VOTER REGISTRATION (§§ 23-15-11 — 23-15-169.7) › Subarticle A - QUALIFICATION OF ELECTORS (§§ 23-15-11 — 23-15-21) › Section 23-15-13 - Change of residency to new ward or voting precinct within same municipality

(1)
An elector who moves from one (1) ward or voting precinct to another ward within the same municipality or voting precinct within the same county shall not be disqualified to vote, but he or she shall be entitled to have his or her registration transferred to his or her new ward or voting precinct upon making written request therefor at any time up to thirty (30) days before the election at which he or she offers to vote, and if the removal occurs within thirty (30) days of such election he or she shall be entitled to vote in his or her new ward or voting precinct by affidavit ballot as provided in Section
23-15-573
. If the thirtieth day to transfer the elector's registration before an election falls on a Sunday or legal holiday, the transfer of the elector's registration submitted on the business day immediately following the Sunday or legal holiday shall be accepted and entered into the Statewide Elections Management System for the purpose of enabling voters to vote in the next election.
(2)
If an elector requests a change in his or her address under Section
23-15-49
and the address is located in a precinct in the county or municipality that differs from the precinct as reflected in the then current registration records, the request shall be treated in the same manner as a written request to transfer the elector's registration under subsection (1) of this section.
Derived from 1972 Code § 21-11-1 [Codes, 1892, § 3028; 1906, § 3433; Hemingway's 1917, § 5993; 1930, § 2595; 1942, § 3374-60; Laws, 1950, ch. 491, § 60; repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 329]; Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 3; Laws, 2000, ch. 430, § 3, eff. 8/11/2000 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965).
Amended by Laws, 2017, ch. 441, HB 467, 188, eff. 4/18/2017.
Amended by Laws, 2016, ch. 416, HB 809, 2, eff. 7/1/2016.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 23 - ELECTIONS (§§ 23-NEW-NEW-001 — 23-17-61) › Chapter 15 - MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE (§§ 23-15-NEW — 23-15-1111) › Article 3 - VOTER REGISTRATION (§§ 23-15-11 — 23-15-169.7) › Subarticle A - QUALIFICATION OF ELECTORS (§§ 23-15-11 — 23-15-21) › Section 23-15-14 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 2004, ch. 305, § 17, eff. 7/12/2004 (the date ch. 305 was effectuated under the Voting Rights Act of 1965).
Laws, 1988, ch. 350, § 1, eff. 11/29/1988 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 23 - ELECTIONS (§§ 23-NEW-NEW-001 — 23-17-61) › Chapter 15 - MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE (§§ 23-15-NEW — 23-15-1111) › Article 3 - VOTER REGISTRATION (§§ 23-15-11 — 23-15-169.7) › Subarticle A - QUALIFICATION OF ELECTORS (§§ 23-15-11 — 23-15-21) › Section 23-15-17 - Reporting and investigation of false registration

Any person who has reasonable cause to suspect that a false registration as provided in Section
97-13-25
has occurred may notify any authorized law enforcement officer with proper jurisdiction. Upon such notification, law enforcement officer shall be required to conduct an investigation into the matter and file a report with the registrar and the appropriate district attorney. The registrar shall, within twenty-four (24) hours of receipt of the investigating officer's report, accept or reject the registration. Any person who so notifies an authorized law enforcement officer shall be presumed to be acting in good faith and shall be immune from any liability, civil or criminal, that might otherwise be incurred or imposed.
Derived from 1972 Code § 23-5-43 [Codes, 1880, § 113; 1892, § 3616; 1906, § 4123; Hemingway's 1917, § 6757; 1930, § 6190; 1942, § 3218; repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 335]; en. Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 5; Laws, 1991 of ch. 440, § 4, eff. 5/1/1992 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection).
Amended by Laws, 2017, ch. 441, HB 467, 172, eff. 7/1/2017.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 23 - ELECTIONS (§§ 23-NEW-NEW-001 — 23-17-61) › Chapter 15 - MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE (§§ 23-15-NEW — 23-15-1111) › Article 3 - VOTER REGISTRATION (§§ 23-15-11 — 23-15-169.7) › Subarticle A - QUALIFICATION OF ELECTORS (§§ 23-15-11 — 23-15-21) › Section 23-15-19 - Persons convicted of certain crimes not to be registered

Any person who has been convicted of vote fraud or any crime listed in Section 241, Mississippi Constitution of 1890, such crimes defined as "disenfranchising," shall not be registered, or if registered the name of the person shall be removed from the Statewide Elections Management System by the registrar or the election commissioners of the county of his or her residence. Whenever any person shall be convicted in the circuit court of his or her county of a disenfranchising crime, the county registrar shall thereupon remove his or her name from the Statewide Elections Management System; and whenever any person shall be convicted of a disenfranchising crime in any other court of any county, the presiding judge of the court shall, on demand, certify the fact in writing to the registrar of the county in which the voter resides, who shall thereupon remove the name of the person from the Statewide Elections Management System and retain the certificate as a record of his or her office.
Derived from 1972 Code § 23-5-35 [Codes 1871, § 343; 1880, § 108; 1892, § 3614; 1906, § 4120; Hemingway's 1917, § 6754; 1930, § 6186; 1942, § 3214; repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 335]; Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 6; Laws, 2012, ch. 517, § 2, eff. 11/26/2012 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965) .
Amended by Laws, 2017, ch. 441, HB 467, 5, eff. 7/1/2017.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 23 - ELECTIONS (§§ 23-NEW-NEW-001 — 23-17-61) › Chapter 15 - MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE (§§ 23-15-NEW — 23-15-1111) › Article 3 - VOTER REGISTRATION (§§ 23-15-11 — 23-15-169.7) › Subarticle A - QUALIFICATION OF ELECTORS (§§ 23-15-11 — 23-15-21) › Section 23-15-21 - Non-citizen not to register or vote

It shall be unlawful for any person who is not a citizen of the United States or the State of Mississippi to register or to vote in any primary, special or general election in the state.
Derived from 1972 Code § 23-5-41 [Codes, 1930, § 6189; 1942, § 3217; Laws, 1924, ch. 154; repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 335]; Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 7, eff. 1/1/1987.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 23 - ELECTIONS (§§ 23-NEW-NEW-001 — 23-17-61) › Chapter 15 - MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE (§§ 23-15-NEW — 23-15-1111) › Article 3 - VOTER REGISTRATION (§§ 23-15-11 — 23-15-169.7) › Subarticle B - PROCEDURES FOR REGISTRATION (§§ 23-15-31 — 23-15-49) › Section 23-15-31 - Elections to which subarticle applicable; duty, power and authority of certain election officials

All of the provisions of this subarticle shall be applicable, insofar as possible, to municipal, primary, general and special elections; and wherever therein any duty is imposed or any power or authority is conferred upon the county registrar, county election commissioners or county executive committee with reference to a state and county election, such duty shall likewise be conferred upon the municipal registrar, municipal election commission or municipal executive committee with reference to any municipal election.
Derived from 1972 Code § 23-5-313 [Codes, 1942, § 3203-603; Laws, 1972, ch. 490, § 603; repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 337]; Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 8; Laws of 1993, ch. 528, § 18, eff. 8/16/1993 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection).
Amended by Laws, 2017, ch. 441, HB 467, 6, eff. 7/1/2017.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 23 - ELECTIONS (§§ 23-NEW-NEW-001 — 23-17-61) › Chapter 15 - MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE (§§ 23-15-NEW — 23-15-1111) › Article 3 - VOTER REGISTRATION (§§ 23-15-11 — 23-15-169.7) › Subarticle B - PROCEDURES FOR REGISTRATION (§§ 23-15-31 — 23-15-49) › Section 23-15-33 - Registrar to register voters

(1)
Every person entitled to be registered as an elector in compliance with the laws of this state and who has signed his or her name on and properly completed the application for registration to vote shall be registered by the county registrar in the voting precinct of the residence of such person through the Statewide Elections Management System.
(2)
Every person entitled to be registered as an elector in compliance with the laws of this state and who registers to vote pursuant to the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 shall be registered by the county registrar in the voting precinct of the residence of such person through the Statewide Elections Management System.
Derived from 1972 Code § 23-5-31 [Codes, 1880, § 106; 1892, § 3611; 1906, § 4117; Hemingway's 1917, § 6751; 1930, § 6184; 1942, § 3212; Laws, 1955, Ex ch. 99; Laws, 1962, ch. 569, § 2; Laws, 1965 Ex Sess, ch. 13, § 1; Laws, 1978, ch. 393, § 2; Laws, 1984, Ch. 460, § 2; repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 335]; en. Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 9; Laws, 1991, ch. 440, § 7; Laws, 2000, ch. 430, § 1; Laws, 2006, ch. 574, § 1; Laws, 2012, ch. 471, § 1, eff. 9/6/2012 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965) .
Amended by Laws, 2017, ch. 441, HB 467, 7, eff. 7/1/2017.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 23 - ELECTIONS (§§ 23-NEW-NEW-001 — 23-17-61) › Chapter 15 - MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE (§§ 23-15-NEW — 23-15-1111) › Article 3 - VOTER REGISTRATION (§§ 23-15-11 — 23-15-169.7) › Subarticle B - PROCEDURES FOR REGISTRATION (§§ 23-15-31 — 23-15-49) › Section 23-15-41 - Endorsement of application; completion of registration

(1)
When an applicant to register to vote has completed the application form as prescribed by administrative rule, the county registrar shall enter the applicant's information into the Statewide Elections Management System where the applicant's status will be marked as "ACTIVE," "PENDING" or "REJECTED," and the applicant shall be entitled to register upon his or her request for registration made in person to the registrar, or deputy registrar if a deputy registrar has been appointed. No person other than the registrar, or a deputy registrar, shall register any applicant.
(2)
If an applicant is not qualified to register to vote, then the registrar shall enter the applicant's information into the Statewide Elections Management System and mark the applicant's status as "PENDING" or "REJECTED," with the specific reason or reasons for that status noted. The registrar shall notify the election commission of those applicants rejected.
Derived from 1972 Code § 23-5-33 [Codes, 1942, § 3212.5; Laws, 1962, ch. 571, §§ 1-6; Laws, 1965 Ex Sess, ch. 14, § 1; repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 335]; Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 13; Laws, 1991, ch. 440, § 9; Laws, 2006, ch. 574, § 4, eff. 6/5/2006 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965).
Amended by Laws, 2017, ch. 441, HB 467, 11, eff. 7/1/2017.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 23 - ELECTIONS (§§ 23-NEW-NEW-001 — 23-17-61) › Chapter 15 - MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE (§§ 23-15-NEW — 23-15-1111) › Article 3 - VOTER REGISTRATION (§§ 23-15-11 — 23-15-169.7) › Subarticle B - PROCEDURES FOR REGISTRATION (§§ 23-15-31 — 23-15-49) › Section 23-15-43 - Automatic review where person is not approved for registration

In the event an applicant is not registered, there shall be an automatic review by the county election commissioners under the procedures provided in Sections
23-15-61
through
23-15-79
. In addition to the meetings of the election commissioners provided in those sections, the commissioners are required to hold such additional meetings to determine all pending cases of registration on review before the election at which the applicant desires to vote.
It is not the purpose of this section to indicate the decision that should be reached by the election commissioners in certain cases but to define which applicants should receive further examination by providing for an automatic review.
Derived from 1972 Code § 23-5-305 [Codes, 1942, § 3203-503; Laws, 1972, ch. 490, § 503; Laws, 1975, ch. 502, § 2; repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 337]; Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 14, eff. 1/1/1987.
Amended by Laws, 2017, ch. 441, HB 467, 12, eff. 7/1/2017.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 23 - ELECTIONS (§§ 23-NEW-NEW-001 — 23-17-61) › Chapter 15 - MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE (§§ 23-15-NEW — 23-15-1111) › Article 3 - VOTER REGISTRATION (§§ 23-15-11 — 23-15-169.7) › Subarticle B - PROCEDURES FOR REGISTRATION (§§ 23-15-31 — 23-15-49) › Section 23-15-45 - Notice to person denied registration

In the event that registration is denied pending automatic review by the county election commissioners, the registrar shall immediately inform the applicant that the registration is denied and advise the applicant of the date, time and place of the next meeting of the county election commissioners, at which time the applicant may present such evidence either in person or in writing as he deems pertinent to the question of residency.
Derived from 1972 Code § 23-5-307 [Codes, 1942, § 3203-504; Laws, 1972, ch. 490, § 504; repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 337]; Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 15, eff. 1/1/1987.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 23 - ELECTIONS (§§ 23-NEW-NEW-001 — 23-17-61) › Chapter 15 - MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE (§§ 23-15-NEW — 23-15-1111) › Article 3 - VOTER REGISTRATION (§§ 23-15-11 — 23-15-169.7) › Subarticle B - PROCEDURES FOR REGISTRATION (§§ 23-15-31 — 23-15-49) › Section 23-15-49 - Change of voter registration information by elector on secured website

(1)
(a)
The Secretary of State shall, with the support of the Mississippi Department of Public Safety, establish a secure Internet website to permit registered electors to change their name, address or other information set forth in the elector's existing voter registration record.
(b)
Upon the request of an elector through the secure website, the software used by the Secretary of State for processing applications through the website shall provide for verification that:
(i)
The elector has a current and valid Mississippi driver's license or photo identification card issued by the Mississippi Department of Public Safety and the number for that driver's license or photo identification card provided by the applicant matches the number for the elector's driver's license or photo identification card that is on file with the Mississippi Department of Public Safety;
(ii)
The name and date of birth provided by the voter matches the name and date of birth that is on file with the Mississippi Department of Public Safety; and
(iii)
The information provided by the elector matches the information on file with the Mississippi Department of Public Safety.
If any of the information does not match that on file with the Mississippi Department of Public Safety, the changes shall be rejected.
(2)
Any person who attempts to change registration information under this section shall be subject to the penalties for false registration provided for in Section
97-13-25
.
(3)
The Secretary of State and the Department of Public Safety shall enter into a memorandum of understanding providing for the sharing of information required to facilitate the requirements of this section.
Added by Laws, 2016, ch. 416, HB 809, 1, eff. 7/1/2016.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 23 - ELECTIONS (§§ 23-NEW-NEW-001 — 23-17-61) › Chapter 15 - MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE (§§ 23-15-NEW — 23-15-1111) › Article 3 - VOTER REGISTRATION (§§ 23-15-11 — 23-15-169.7) › Subarticle C - APPEALS UPON DENIAL OF REGISTRATION (§§ 23-15-61 — 23-15-79) › Section 23-15-61 - Appeal by person denied registration

Any person denied the right to register as a voter may appeal from the decision of the county registrar to the board of election commissioners by filing with the county registrar, on the same day of the denial or within five (5) days after the denial, a written application for appeal.
Derived from 1972 Code § 23-5-55 [Codes, 1892, § 3624; 1906, § 4131; Hemingway's 1917, § 6765; 1930, § 6196; 1942, § 3224; repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 333]; Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 16, eff. 1/1/1987.
Amended by Laws, 2017, ch. 441, HB 467, 14, eff. 4/18/2017.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 23 - ELECTIONS (§§ 23-NEW-NEW-001 — 23-17-61) › Chapter 15 - MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE (§§ 23-15-NEW — 23-15-1111) › Article 3 - VOTER REGISTRATION (§§ 23-15-11 — 23-15-169.7) › Subarticle C - APPEALS UPON DENIAL OF REGISTRATION (§§ 23-15-61 — 23-15-79) › Section 23-15-63 - Appeal by other elector of allowance of registration

Any elector of the county may likewise appeal from the decision of the county registrar allowing any other person to be registered as a voter; but before the same can be heard, the party appealing shall give notice to the person whose registration is appealed from, in writing, stating the grounds of the appeal. The notice shall be served by the sheriff or a constable, as process in other courts is required to be served; and the officer may demand and receive for such service, from the person requesting the same, the sum of One Dollar ($1.00).
Derived from 1972 Code § 23-5-57 [Codes, 1892, § 3625; 1906, § 4132; Hemingway's 1917, § 6766; 1930, § 6197; 1942, § 3225; repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 335]; Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 17, eff. 1/1/1987.
Amended by Laws, 2017, ch. 441, HB 467, 15, eff. 4/18/2017.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 23 - ELECTIONS (§§ 23-NEW-NEW-001 — 23-17-61) › Chapter 15 - MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE (§§ 23-15-NEW — 23-15-1111) › Article 3 - VOTER REGISTRATION (§§ 23-15-11 — 23-15-169.7) › Subarticle C - APPEALS UPON DENIAL OF REGISTRATION (§§ 23-15-61 — 23-15-79) › Section 23-15-65 - Determination of appeals at September meeting of board of election commissioners

The board of election commissioners shall meet at the courthouse of its county on the second Monday in September preceding any general election, and shall remain in session from day to day, so long as business may require. Three (3) election commissioners shall constitute a quorum to do business; but the concurrence of at least three (3) election commissioners shall be necessary in all cases for the rendition of a decision. The election commissioners shall hear and determine all appeals from the decisions of the registrar of their county, allowing or refusing the applications of electors to be registered; and they shall correct illegal or improper registrations, and shall secure the elective franchise, as affected by registration, to those who may be illegally or improperly denied the same.
Derived from 1972 Code § 23-5-59 [Codes, 1892, § 3623; 1906, § 4130; Hemingway's 1917, § 6764; 1930, § 6198; 1942, § 3226; Laws, 1968, ch. 569, § 1; Laws, 1970, ch. 506, § 21; Laws, 1968, ch. 569, § 1; Laws, 1970, ch. 506, § 21; repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 335]; Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 18, eff. 1/1/1987.
Amended by Laws, 2017, ch. 441, HB 467, 16, eff. 7/1/2017.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 23 - ELECTIONS (§§ 23-NEW-NEW-001 — 23-17-61) › Chapter 15 - MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE (§§ 23-15-NEW — 23-15-1111) › Article 3 - VOTER REGISTRATION (§§ 23-15-11 — 23-15-169.7) › Subarticle C - APPEALS UPON DENIAL OF REGISTRATION (§§ 23-15-61 — 23-15-79) › Section 23-15-67 - Determination of appeals at other meetings

The election commissioners of each county shall, at the meetings provided for in Sections
23-15-123
,
23-15-155
and
23-15-157
, hear and determine any appeals which may have been perfected and which are pending on the respective dates provided for in Sections
23-15-123
,
23-15-155
and
23-15-157
, from the decisions of the registrar of their county allowing or refusing the applications of persons to be registered. The above dates for hearing the appeals are supplemental to the provisions of Section
23-15-65
.
Derived from 1972 Code § 23-5-61 [Codes, 1942, § 3226.5; Laws, 1960, ch. 446; repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 335]; Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 19, eff. 1/1/1987.
Amended by Laws, 2017, ch. 441, HB 467, 17, eff. 7/1/2017.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 23 - ELECTIONS (§§ 23-NEW-NEW-001 — 23-17-61) › Chapter 15 - MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE (§§ 23-15-NEW — 23-15-1111) › Article 3 - VOTER REGISTRATION (§§ 23-15-11 — 23-15-169.7) › Subarticle C - APPEALS UPON DENIAL OF REGISTRATION (§§ 23-15-61 — 23-15-79) › Section 23-15-69 - Appeals heard de novo; finality of decisions

All cases on appeal shall be heard by the boards of election commissioners de novo, and oral and documentary evidence may be heard by them; and they are authorized to administer oaths to witnesses before them; and they have power to subpoena witnesses, and to compel their attendance; to send for persons and papers; to require the sheriff and constables to attend them and to execute their process. The decisions of the commissioners in all cases shall be final as to questions of fact, but as to matters of law they may be revised by circuit courts and the Supreme Court. The registrar shall obey the orders of the commissioners in directing a person to be registered, or a name to be stricken from the Statewide Elections Management System.
Derived from 1972 Code § 23-5-63 [Codes, 1892, § 3626; 1906, § 4133; Hemingway's 1917, § 6767; 1930, § 6199; 1942, § 3227; Laws, 1960, ch. 450; repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 335]; Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 20, eff. 1/1/1987.
Amended by Laws, 2017, ch. 441, HB 467, 18, eff. 4/18/2017.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 23 - ELECTIONS (§§ 23-NEW-NEW-001 — 23-17-61) › Chapter 15 - MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE (§§ 23-15-NEW — 23-15-1111) › Article 3 - VOTER REGISTRATION (§§ 23-15-11 — 23-15-169.7) › Subarticle C - APPEALS UPON DENIAL OF REGISTRATION (§§ 23-15-61 — 23-15-79) › Section 23-15-71 - Appeal from decision of commissioners

Any elector aggrieved by the decision of the commissioners shall have the right to file a bill of exceptions thereto, to be approved and signed by the commissioners, embodying the evidence in the case and the findings of the commissioners, within two (2) days after the rendition of the decision, and may thereupon appeal to the circuit court upon the execution of a bond, with two (2) or more sufficient sureties to be approved by the commissioners, in the sum of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), payable to the state, and conditioned to pay all costs in case the appeal shall not be successfully prosecuted; and in case the decision of the commissioners be affirmed, judgment shall be entered on the bond for all costs.
Derived from 1972 Code § 23-5-65 [Codes, 1892, § 3627; 1906, § 4134; Hemingway's 1917, § 6768; 1930, § 6200; 1942, § 3228; repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 335]; Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 21, eff. 1/1/1987.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 23 - ELECTIONS (§§ 23-NEW-NEW-001 — 23-17-61) › Chapter 15 - MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE (§§ 23-15-NEW — 23-15-1111) › Article 3 - VOTER REGISTRATION (§§ 23-15-11 — 23-15-169.7) › Subarticle C - APPEALS UPON DENIAL OF REGISTRATION (§§ 23-15-61 — 23-15-79) › Section 23-15-73 - Duty of commissioners upon appeal

It shall be the duty of the commissioners, in case of appeal from their decision, to return the bill of exceptions and the appeal bond into the circuit court of the county within five (5) days after the filing of the same with them; and the circuit courts shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine such appeals.
Derived from 1972 Code § 23-5-67 [Codes, 1892, § 3628; 1906, § 4135; Hemingway's 1917, § 6769; 1930, § 6201; 1942, § 3229; repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 335]; Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 22, eff. 1/1/1987.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 23 - ELECTIONS (§§ 23-NEW-NEW-001 — 23-17-61) › Chapter 15 - MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE (§§ 23-15-NEW — 23-15-1111) › Article 3 - VOTER REGISTRATION (§§ 23-15-11 — 23-15-169.7) › Subarticle C - APPEALS UPON DENIAL OF REGISTRATION (§§ 23-15-61 — 23-15-79) › Section 23-15-75 - Proceedings in circuit court

Should the judgment of the circuit court be in favor of the right of an elector to be registered, the court shall so order, and shall, by its judgment, direct the registrar of the county forthwith to register him. Costs shall not, in any case, be adjudged against the county.
Derived from 1972 Code § 23-5-69 [Codes, 1892, § 3629; 1906, § 4136; Hemingway's 1917, § 6770; 1930, § 6202; 1942, § 3230; repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 335]; Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 23, eff. 1/1/1987.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 23 - ELECTIONS (§§ 23-NEW-NEW-001 — 23-17-61) › Chapter 15 - MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE (§§ 23-15-NEW — 23-15-1111) › Article 3 - VOTER REGISTRATION (§§ 23-15-11 — 23-15-169.7) › Subarticle C - APPEALS UPON DENIAL OF REGISTRATION (§§ 23-15-61 — 23-15-79) › Section 23-15-77 - Costs

The election commissioners shall not award costs in proceedings before them; but circuit courts and the Supreme Court shall allow costs as in other cases.
Derived from 1972 Code § 23-5-71 [Codes, 1892, § 3630; 1906, § 4137; Hemingway's 1917, § 6771; 1930, § 6203; 1942, § 3231; Laws, 1968, ch. 361, § 64; repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 335]; Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 24, eff. 1/1/1987.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 23 - ELECTIONS (§§ 23-NEW-NEW-001 — 23-17-61) › Chapter 15 - MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE (§§ 23-15-NEW — 23-15-1111) › Article 3 - VOTER REGISTRATION (§§ 23-15-11 — 23-15-169.7) › Subarticle C - APPEALS UPON DENIAL OF REGISTRATION (§§ 23-15-61 — 23-15-79) › Section 23-15-79 - Date of registration to vote

(1)
Unless the application for registration was made pursuant to Section
23-15-47
, the date of registration to vote shall be the date the application for registration to vote was initially received by the registrar or, if submitted by mail, the postmark date, regardless of the date on which the county election commission, circuit court or Supreme Court, as the case may be, makes its final determination allowing the registration.
(2)
In the case of an application for registration that has been made pursuant to Section
23-15-47
, the date of registration to vote shall be the date the complete and legible application form is received by the county registrar, or, if mailed, the postmark date of the complete and legible application.
Derived from 1972 Code § 23-5-309 [Codes, 1942, § 3203-505; Laws, 1972, ch. 490, § 505; repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 337]; Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 25; Laws, 1991, ch. 440, § 10, eff. 5/1/1992 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection).
Amended by Laws, 2017, ch. 441, HB 467, 19, eff. 4/18/2017.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 23 - ELECTIONS (§§ 23-NEW-NEW-001 — 23-17-61) › Chapter 15 - MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE (§§ 23-15-NEW — 23-15-1111) › Article 3 - VOTER REGISTRATION (§§ 23-15-11 — 23-15-169.7) › Subarticle D - LIABILITY OF THE REGISTRAR, PENALTIES AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF (§§ 23-15-91 — 23-15-95) › Section 23-15-91 - No personal liability for error of judgment

The county registrar, while acting within his jurisdiction and under the authority of this chapter, shall not be liable personally for any error of judgment regarding the registration of electors.
Derived from 1972 Code § 23-5-27 [Codes, 1942, § 3210.5; Laws, 1955, Ex ch. 102, § 6; repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 335]; Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 26, eff. 1/1/1987.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 23 - ELECTIONS (§§ 23-NEW-NEW-001 — 23-17-61) › Chapter 15 - MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE (§§ 23-15-NEW — 23-15-1111) › Article 3 - VOTER REGISTRATION (§§ 23-15-11 — 23-15-169.7) › Subarticle D - LIABILITY OF THE REGISTRAR, PENALTIES AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF (§§ 23-15-91 — 23-15-95) › Section 23-15-93 - Penalties

If any election commissioner or registrar shall refuse or neglect to perform any of the duties imposed upon him or her by this chapter regarding the registration of electors, or shall knowingly permit any person to sign a false affidavit or otherwise knowingly permit any person to violate any provision of this chapter regarding the registration of electors, or shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter regarding the registration of electors, or if any officer taking the affidavits as provided in this chapter regarding registration of electors shall make any false statement in his or her certificate thereto attached, he or she shall be deemed guilty of a crime and shall be punished by a fine not exceeding One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment in the penitentiary not exceeding one (1) year, and shall be removed from office.
Derived from 1972 Code § 23-5-311 [Codes, 1942, § 3203-601; Laws, 1972, ch. 490, § 601; repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 337]; Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 27, eff. 1/1/1987.
Amended by Laws, 2017, ch. 441, HB 467, 173, eff. 7/1/2017.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 23 - ELECTIONS (§§ 23-NEW-NEW-001 — 23-17-61) › Chapter 15 - MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE (§§ 23-15-NEW — 23-15-1111) › Article 3 - VOTER REGISTRATION (§§ 23-15-11 — 23-15-169.7) › Subarticle D - LIABILITY OF THE REGISTRAR, PENALTIES AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF (§§ 23-15-91 — 23-15-95) › Section 23-15-95 - Injunctive relief

In addition to the penalties set forth in Section
23-15-93
, any applicant aggrieved by any registrar or election commissioner because of their refusal or neglect to perform any of the duties prescribed by this chapter regarding the registration of electors may petition the chancery court of the county of the registrar or election commissioner for an injunction or mandate to enforce the performance of such duties and to secure to that applicant the rights to which he or she may be entitled under the provisions of the sections.
Derived from 1972 Code § 23-5-312 [Laws, 1975, ch. 502, § 3; repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 337]; Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 28, eff. 1/1/1987.
Amended by Laws, 2017, ch. 441, HB 467, 20, eff. 7/1/2017.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 23 - ELECTIONS (§§ 23-NEW-NEW-001 — 23-17-61) › Chapter 15 - MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE (§§ 23-15-NEW — 23-15-1111) › Article 3 - VOTER REGISTRATION (§§ 23-15-11 — 23-15-169.7) › Subarticle E - REGISTRATION RECORDS (§§ 23-15-111 — 23-15-139) › Section 23-15-111 - [Repealed]

Derived from 1972 Code § 23-5-23 [Codes, 1942, § 3209.9; Laws, 1955, Ex ch. 102, § 4; repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 335]; Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 29, eff. 1/1/1987.
Repealed by Laws, 2017, ch. 441, HB 467, 189, eff. 7/1/2017.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 23 - ELECTIONS (§§ 23-NEW-NEW-001 — 23-17-61) › Chapter 15 - MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE (§§ 23-15-NEW — 23-15-1111) › Article 3 - VOTER REGISTRATION (§§ 23-15-11 — 23-15-169.7) › Subarticle E - REGISTRATION RECORDS (§§ 23-15-111 — 23-15-139) › Section 23-15-113 - Contents of voter registration files; storage of voter registration records

(1)
The voter registration files shall contain copies of the applications for registration completed by electors, which applications shall show the date of registration and signature of elector.
(2)
All records pertaining to voter registration shall be stored in an electronic format in the Statewide Elections Management System by the county registrar. The scanned applications shall be a legal document of voter registration and shall be retained in the Statewide Elections Management System.
Derived from 1972 Code § 23-5-25 [Codes, 1892, § 3607; 1906, § 4113; Hemingway's 1917, § 6747; 1930, § 6182; 1942, § 3210; Laws, 1952, ch. 398, § 1; Laws, 1955, Ex Sess, ch. 102, § 5; Laws, 1962, ch. 569, § 3; Laws, 1965, Ex Sess, ch. 12, § 1; Laws, 1984, ch. 457, § 4; repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 335]; Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 30; Laws, 1997, ch. 421, § 3; Laws, 2006, ch. 574, § 6, eff. 6/5/2006 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965).
Amended by Laws, 2017, ch. 441, HB 467, 21, eff. 4/18/2017.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 23 - ELECTIONS (§§ 23-NEW-NEW-001 — 23-17-61) › Chapter 15 - MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE (§§ 23-15-NEW — 23-15-1111) › Article 3 - VOTER REGISTRATION (§§ 23-15-11 — 23-15-169.7) › Subarticle E - REGISTRATION RECORDS (§§ 23-15-111 — 23-15-139) › Section 23-15-114 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 2006, ch. 574, § 21 eff. 6/5/2006 (the date ch. 574 was effectuated under the Voting Rights Act of 1965).
Laws, 1991, ch. 440, § 2, eff. 5/1/1992 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection)
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 23 - ELECTIONS (§§ 23-NEW-NEW-001 — 23-17-61) › Chapter 15 - MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE (§§ 23-15-NEW — 23-15-1111) › Article 3 - VOTER REGISTRATION (§§ 23-15-11 — 23-15-169.7) › Subarticle E - REGISTRATION RECORDS (§§ 23-15-111 — 23-15-139) › Section 23-15-115 - Transfer of voter registration necessitated by change in boundaries of legislative districts

When a transfer of a voter registration is necessitated by any change in the boundaries of legislative districts, supervisors districts, voting precincts, or other similar boundaries, such information necessary to bring about such transfer may be secured by mail or otherwise. Necessary forms for the purposes of securing necessary information shall be prepared by the registrar.
Derived from 1972 Code § 23-5-32 [Laws, 1978, ch. 393, § 1; repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 335]; Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 31, eff. 1/1/1987.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 23 - ELECTIONS (§§ 23-NEW-NEW-001 — 23-17-61) › Chapter 15 - MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE (§§ 23-15-NEW — 23-15-1111) › Article 3 - VOTER REGISTRATION (§§ 23-15-11 — 23-15-169.7) › Subarticle E - REGISTRATION RECORDS (§§ 23-15-111 — 23-15-139) › Section 23-15-117 - [Repealed]

Derived from 1972 Code § 23-5-45 [Codes, 1880, § 114; 1892, § 3617; 1906, § 4124; Hemingway's 1917, § 6758; 1930, § 6191; 1942, § 3219; repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 335]; Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 32, eff. 1/1/1987.
Repealed by Laws, 2016, ch. 430, HB 866, 22, eff. 1/1/2017.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 23 - ELECTIONS (§§ 23-NEW-NEW-001 — 23-17-61) › Chapter 15 - MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE (§§ 23-15-NEW — 23-15-1111) › Article 3 - VOTER REGISTRATION (§§ 23-15-11 — 23-15-169.7) › Subarticle E - REGISTRATION RECORDS (§§ 23-15-111 — 23-15-139) › Section 23-15-119 - [Repealed]

Derived from 1972 Code § 23-5-47 [Codes, 1880, § 115; 1892, § 3618; 1906, § 4125; Hemingway's 1917, § 6759; 1930, § 6192; 1942, § 3220; repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 335]; Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 33, eff. 1/1/1987.
Repealed by Laws, 2017, ch. 441, HB 467, 189, eff. 7/1/2017.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 23 - ELECTIONS (§§ 23-NEW-NEW-001 — 23-17-61) › Chapter 15 - MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE (§§ 23-15-NEW — 23-15-1111) › Article 3 - VOTER REGISTRATION (§§ 23-15-11 — 23-15-169.7) › Subarticle E - REGISTRATION RECORDS (§§ 23-15-111 — 23-15-139) › Section 23-15-121 - Loss or destruction of electronic voting record

Should the electronic voting record of any county as maintained by the Statewide Elections Management System be lost or destroyed, the board of supervisors may adjudge the fact, and direct a new registration of the voters to be made; and the county registrar, being so directed, shall make a new registration, as herein provided, of the qualified electors of his or her county.
Derived from 1972 Code § 23-5-49 [Codes, 1892, § 3619; 1906, § 4126; Hemingway's 1917, § 6760; 1930, § 6193; 1942, § 3221; repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 335]; Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 34; Laws, 2006, ch. 574, § 7, eff. 6/5/2006 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965).
Amended by Laws, 2017, ch. 441, HB 467, 22, eff. 7/1/2017.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 23 - ELECTIONS (§§ 23-NEW-NEW-001 — 23-17-61) › Chapter 15 - MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE (§§ 23-15-NEW — 23-15-1111) › Article 3 - VOTER REGISTRATION (§§ 23-15-11 — 23-15-169.7) › Subarticle E - REGISTRATION RECORDS (§§ 23-15-111 — 23-15-139) › Section 23-15-123 - Confusion of registration books

If at any time the registration books of the county as maintained by the Statewide Elections Management System be or become in such confusion that a new registration is necessary to determine correctly the names of the qualified electors and the voting precinct of each, the board of supervisors shall order a new registration of voters to be made in like manner as provided for in Section
23-15-121
.
Derived from 1972 Code § 23-5-51 [Codes, 1892, § 3620; 1906, § 4127; Hemingway's 1917, § 6761; 1930, § 6194; 1942, § 3222; repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 335]; Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 35; Laws, 2006, ch. 574, § 8, eff. 6/5/2006 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965).
Amended by Laws, 2017, ch. 441, HB 467, 23, eff. 7/1/2017.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 23 - ELECTIONS (§§ 23-NEW-NEW-001 — 23-17-61) › Chapter 15 - MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE (§§ 23-15-NEW — 23-15-1111) › Article 3 - VOTER REGISTRATION (§§ 23-15-11 — 23-15-169.7) › Subarticle E - REGISTRATION RECORDS (§§ 23-15-111 — 23-15-139) › Section 23-15-125 - Form of pollbooks

The pollbook of each voting precinct shall designate the voting precinct for which it is to be used, and shall be ruled in appropriate columns, with printed or written headings, as follows: date of registration; voter registration number; name of electors; date of birth; and a number of blank columns for the dates of elections. All qualified applicants who register with the registrar shall be entered in the Statewide Elections Management System. Only the names of those qualified applicants who register within thirty (30) days before an election shall appear on the pollbooks of the election; however, if the thirtieth day to register before an election falls on a Sunday or legal holiday, the registration applications submitted on the business day immediately following the legal holiday shall be accepted and entered in the Statewide Elections Management System for the purpose of enabling voters to vote in the next election. When county election commissioners determine that any elector is disqualified from voting, by reason of death, conviction of a disenfranchising crime, removal from the jurisdiction, failure to comply with the provisions of Section
23-15-152
, or other legal cause, that fact shall be noted in the Statewide Elections Management System and the voter's name shall be purged from the Statewide Elections Management System, the state's voter roll and the county's pollbooks. Nothing in this section shall preclude the use of electronic pollbooks.
Derived from 1972 Code § 23-5-73 [Codes, 1892, § 3608; 1906, § 4114; Hemingway's 1917, § 6748; 1930, § 6204; 1942, § 3232; Laws, 1962, ch. 574; Laws, 1977, 2d Ex Sess, ch. 24, § 3; repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 335]; Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 36; Laws, 2006, ch. 574, § 9; Laws, 2010, ch. 446, § 8, eff. 7/9/2010 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965).
Amended by Laws, 2023, ch. 534, HB 1310,§ 6, eff. 1/1/2024.
Amended by Laws, 2017, ch. 441, HB 467, 24, eff. 4/18/2017.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 23 - ELECTIONS (§§ 23-NEW-NEW-001 — 23-17-61) › Chapter 15 - MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE (§§ 23-15-NEW — 23-15-1111) › Article 3 - VOTER REGISTRATION (§§ 23-15-11 — 23-15-169.7) › Subarticle E - REGISTRATION RECORDS (§§ 23-15-111 — 23-15-139) › Section 23-15-127 - [Repealed]

Derived from 1942 Code § 3112 [Laws, 1934, ch. 308; repealed by Laws, 1970, ch. 506, § 33, and 1986, ch. 495, § 346]; Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 37; Laws, 2006, ch. 574, § 10, eff. 6/5/2006 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965).
Repealed by Laws, 2017, ch. 441, HB 467, 189, eff. 7/1/2017.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 23 - ELECTIONS (§§ 23-NEW-NEW-001 — 23-17-61) › Chapter 15 - MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE (§§ 23-15-NEW — 23-15-1111) › Article 3 - VOTER REGISTRATION (§§ 23-15-11 — 23-15-169.7) › Subarticle E - REGISTRATION RECORDS (§§ 23-15-111 — 23-15-139) › Section 23-15-129 - [Repealed]

Derived from 1972 Code § 23-5-74 [Laws, 1977, 2d Ex Sess, ch. 24, § 1; repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 331]; Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 38; Laws, 2006, ch. 574, § 11, eff. 6/5/2006 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965).
Repealed by Laws, 2017, ch. 441, HB 467, 189, eff. 7/1/2017.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 23 - ELECTIONS (§§ 23-NEW-NEW-001 — 23-17-61) › Chapter 15 - MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE (§§ 23-15-NEW — 23-15-1111) › Article 3 - VOTER REGISTRATION (§§ 23-15-11 — 23-15-169.7) › Subarticle E - REGISTRATION RECORDS (§§ 23-15-111 — 23-15-139) › Section 23-15-131 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 2006, ch. 574, § 21 eff. 6/5/2006 (the date ch. 574 was effectuated under the Voting Rights Act of 1965).
Derived from 1972 Code § 23-5-75 [Codes, 1892, § 3621; Laws, 1906, § 4128; Hemingway's 1917, § 6762; Laws, 1930, § 6205; Laws, 1942, § 3233; Laws, 1977 2d Ex Sess, ch. 24, § 4; repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 331]; Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 39, eff. 1/1/1987.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 23 - ELECTIONS (§§ 23-NEW-NEW-001 — 23-17-61) › Chapter 15 - MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE (§§ 23-15-NEW — 23-15-1111) › Article 3 - VOTER REGISTRATION (§§ 23-15-11 — 23-15-169.7) › Subarticle E - REGISTRATION RECORDS (§§ 23-15-111 — 23-15-139) › Section 23-15-133 - [Repealed]

Derived from 1972 Code § 23-5-76 [Laws, 1977, 2d Ex Sess, ch. 24, § 2; repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 331]; Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 40, eff. 1/1/1987.
Repealed by Laws, 2017, ch. 441, HB 467, 189, eff. 7/1/2017.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 23 - ELECTIONS (§§ 23-NEW-NEW-001 — 23-17-61) › Chapter 15 - MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE (§§ 23-15-NEW — 23-15-1111) › Article 3 - VOTER REGISTRATION (§§ 23-15-11 — 23-15-169.7) › Subarticle E - REGISTRATION RECORDS (§§ 23-15-111 — 23-15-139) › Section 23-15-135 - Registrar to keep master voter roll and pollbooks and provide location for accepting applications for Mississippi Voter Identification Cards

(1)
The master voter roll as electronically maintained by the Statewide Elections Management System of the several voting precincts of each county and the pollbooks heretofore in use shall be delivered to the registrar of the county, and they, together with the master voter roll and pollbooks hereafter made, shall be records of his or her office, and he or she shall carefully preserve the same as such; and after each election the pollbooks shall be speedily returned to the office of the registrar.
(2)
The registrar of each county shall provide a location in the registrar's office at which he or she shall accept applications for Mississippi Voter Identification Cards in accordance with the Mississippi Constitution.
(3)
The registrar of each county shall enter into a Memorandum of Understanding, which is negotiated by the Secretary of State, with the Mississippi Department of Public Safety for the purpose of providing a Mississippi Voter Identification Card.
Derived from 1972 Code § 23-5-77 [Codes, 1892, § 3610; 1906, § 4116; Hemingway's 1917, § 6750; 1930, § 6206; 1942, § 3234; repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 335]; Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 41; Laws, 2012, ch. 526, § 3, eff. 8/5/2013 (the date of the United States Attorney General's response to the submission of this section under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965) .
Amended by Laws, 2017, ch. 441, HB 467, 25, eff. 7/1/2017.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 23 - ELECTIONS (§§ 23-NEW-NEW-001 — 23-17-61) › Chapter 15 - MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE (§§ 23-15-NEW — 23-15-1111) › Article 3 - VOTER REGISTRATION (§§ 23-15-11 — 23-15-169.7) › Subarticle E - REGISTRATION RECORDS (§§ 23-15-111 — 23-15-139) › Section 23-15-137 - [Repealed]

Laws, 1994, ch. 590, § 1; Laws, 2004, ch. 305, § 11; Laws, 2006, ch. 574, § 12; Laws, 2006, ch. 585, § 1, eff. the date the United States Attorney General interposes no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, to the amendment of this section.
Repealed by Laws, 2017, ch. 441, HB 467, 189, eff. 7/1/2017.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 23 - ELECTIONS (§§ 23-NEW-NEW-001 — 23-17-61) › Chapter 15 - MISSISSIPPI ELECTION CODE (§§ 23-15-NEW — 23-15-1111) › Article 3 - VOTER REGISTRATION (§§ 23-15-11 — 23-15-169.7) › Subarticle E - REGISTRATION RECORDS (§§ 23-15-111 — 23-15-139) › Section 23-15-139 - and 23-15-140 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 2002, ch 588, § 4, eff. 7/29/2002 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965).
§ 23-15-139. [ Laws, 1997, ch. 421, § 1.] § 23-15-140. [ Laws, 1997, ch. 421, § 2.]