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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 F - PURGING (§§ 23-15-151 — 23-15-161) › Section 23-15-151 - List of persons convicted of certain crimes to be kept by circuit clerk and entered into Statewide Elections Management System; removal of disenfranchised voters from system

The circuit clerk of each county is authorized and directed to prepare and keep in his or her office a full and complete list, in alphabetical order, of persons convicted of voter fraud or of any crime listed in Section 241, Mississippi Constitution of 1890. A certified copy of any enrollment by one clerk to another will be sufficient authority for the enrollment of the name, or names, in another county. A list of persons convicted of voter fraud, any crime listed in Section 241, Mississippi Constitution of 1890, or any crime interpreted as disenfranchising in later Attorney General opinions, shall also be entered into the Statewide Elections Management System on a quarterly basis. Voters who have been convicted in a Mississippi state court of any disenfranchising crime are not qualified electors as defined by Section
23-15-11
and shall be purged or otherwise removed by the county registrar or county election commissioners from the Statewide Elections Management System.
Derived from 1972 Code § 23-5-37 [Codes, 1906, §§ 879, 4121; Hemingway's 1917, §§ 4037, 6755; 1930, §§ 4079, 6187; 1942, §§ 3215, 7920; Laws, 1898, ch. 62; Laws, 1908, ch. 109; repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 331]; Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 42; Laws, 1987, ch. 499, § 1; Laws, 2012, ch. 517, § 3, eff. 11/26/2012 (the date the United States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, 26, 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(§§ 23-15-11 — 23-15-169.7) › Subarticle F - PURGING (§§ 23-15-151 — 23-15-161) › Section 23-15-155 - and 23-15-157 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1987, ch. 499, § 19, eff. 7/24/1987 (the date on which the United States Attorney General interposed no objection).
§ 23-15-155. [Derived from 1972 Code § 23-5-80 (Laws, 1983, ch. 423, § 3; 1986, ch. 484, § 14; repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 335); Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 44] § 23-15-157. [Derived from 1972 Code § 23-5-81 (Codes, 1942, § 3240; Laws, 1938, Ex ch. 84; 1946, ch. 220; 1958, ch. 541; 1963, 1st Ex Sess ch. 33; 1966, ch. 612, § 1; Laws, 1975, ch. 497, § 1; 1979, ch. 487, § 2; 1983, ch. 423, §§ 2, 4; repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 335); Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 45]
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 F - PURGING (§§ 23-15-151 — 23-15-161) › Section 23-15-159 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 2000, ch. 430, § 7, eff. 8/11/2000 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965).
Derived from 1972 Code § 23-5-82 Laws, 1983, ch. 524, §§ 1, 2; Repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 335; Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 46, 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 F - PURGING (§§ 23-15-151 — 23-15-161) › Section 23-15-160 - [Repealed]

Laws, 2000, ch. 430, § 5, eff. 8/11/2000 (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 F - PURGING (§§ 23-15-151 — 23-15-161) › Section 23-15-161 - Attendance and assistance of county registrar at meeting of county election commissioners

The county registrar shall:
(a)
Attend the meetings of the county election commissioners;
(b)
Permit and furnish them access to the Statewide Elections Management System; and
(c)
Render them all needed assistance of which the registrar is capable in the performance of their duties in revising the list of qualified electors.
Derived from 1972 Code § 23-5-83 [Codes, 1880, § 125; 1892, § 3636; 1906, § 4143; Hemingway's 1917, § 6777; 1930, § 6212; 1942, § 3241; repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 335]; Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 47, eff. 1/1/1987.
Amended by Laws, 2017, ch. 441, HB 467, 28, 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 G - STATEWIDE CENTRALIZED VOTER SYSTEM (§§ 23-15-163 — 23-15-167) › Section 23-15-163 - Purpose of subarticle

The purposes of this subarticle are:
(a)
To establish a centralized statewide qualified voter file that consists of all qualified electors who are registered to vote;
(b)
To enhance the uniformity of the administration of elections by creating and maintaining a centralized statewide file of qualified voters;
(c)
To increase the efficiency and decrease the cost of maintaining voter registration records and implementing the National Voter Registration Act of 1993;
(d)
To increase the integrity of the voting process by compiling a single centralized qualified voter file from county voter roll data that will permit the name of each citizen of this state to appear only once;
(e)
To apply technology and information gathered by principal executive departments of state government, state agencies and local voter registrars in a manner that ensures that accurate and current records of qualified voters are maintained and to secure cooperation among all state and county entities to develop systems and processes that are interfaced with the Statewide Elections Management System; and
(f)
To enable the state to receive federal funds which may be available to carry out provisions of this subarticle.
Laws, 2002, ch. 588, § 1, eff. 7/29/2002 (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, 29, 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 G - STATEWIDE CENTRALIZED VOTER SYSTEM (§§ 23-15-163 — 23-15-167) › Section 23-15-167 - [Repealed]

Laws, 2002, ch. 588, § 3, eff. 7/29/2002 (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, 190, 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 H - COMPLIANCE WITH HELP AMERICA VOTE ACT OF 2002 (§§ 23-15-169 — 23-15-169.7) › Section 23-15-169 - Secretary of State to establish administrative complaint procedure for handling grievances

The Secretary of State shall, by rule and regulation, establish an administrative complaint procedure for handling grievances in accordance with the Help America Vote Act of 2002.
Laws, 2004, ch. 305, § 2, eff. 7/12/2004 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965).
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 H - COMPLIANCE WITH HELP AMERICA VOTE ACT OF 2002 (§§ 23-15-169 — 23-15-169.7) › Section 23-15-169.1 - Secretary of State and Commissioner of Public Safety to enter agreement granting access to driver's license and identification cardholder databases for purpose of matching information in Statewide Elections Management System

The Secretary of State and the Commissioner of Public Safety shall enter into an agreement to grant the Secretary of State's Office "read only" access to the driver's license database and identification cardholder database for the purpose of matching information in the database of the Statewide Elections Management System created in Section
23-15-163
et seq. to the extent required to enable the Secretary of State to verify the accuracy of information provided on applications for voter registration in compliance with the Help America Vote Act of 2002.
Laws, 2004, ch. 305, § 3, eff. 7/12/2004 (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, 31, 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 H - COMPLIANCE WITH HELP AMERICA VOTE ACT OF 2002 (§§ 23-15-169 — 23-15-169.7) › Section 23-15-169.2 - Commissioner of Public Safety to enter agreement with Commissioner of Social Security to verify accuracy of information provided with respect to applications for voter registration

The Commissioner of Public Safety shall enter into an agreement with the Commissioner of Social Security under Section 205 (r) (8) of the Social Security Act in accordance with the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to verify the accuracy of applicable information provided by the Commissioner of Public Safety with respect to applications for voter registration.
Laws, 2004, ch. 305, § 4, eff. 7/12/2004 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965).
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 H - COMPLIANCE WITH HELP AMERICA VOTE ACT OF 2002 (§§ 23-15-169 — 23-15-169.7) › Section 23-15-169.3 - Secretary of State authorized to accept and expend federal funds under Help America Vote Act of 2002; eligibility for federal funds of counties purchasing voting systems that comply with Act

(1)
The Secretary of State shall have the authority to accept federal funds authorized under the Help America Vote Act of 2002 and to meet all the requirements of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 in order to expend the funds.
(2)
Counties that purchase or have purchased since January 1, 2001, voting systems that comply with the requirements of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 shall be eligible for federal funds accepted by the Secretary of State for Help America Vote Act of 2002 compliance efforts. The only restriction that the Secretary of State may place on the expenditure of federal funds for the purchase of voting systems is that the systems comply with the criteria and rules established in the Help America Vote Act of 2002 for voting systems.
(3)
Counties may purchase voting systems under the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA) if:
(a)
The system selected is HAVA compliant as determined by the rules promulgated to effectuate the Help America Vote Act of 2002 in this state; and
(b)
The County Board of Supervisors spreads upon its minutes a certification of the following:
(i)
The county determined it is in its best interest to opt out of any statewide bulk purchase to be effectuated by the Secretary of State pursuant to his duties under HAVA;
(ii)
The voting system selected by the county meets all of the foregoing requirements under HAVA;
(iii)
The county understands and accepts any and all liability for said system; and
(iv)
The county is solely responsible for the purchase of said system.
Upon meeting the foregoing requirements, a county shall be reimbursed for its costs for said system from the HAVA funds for this purpose; however, the county shall be limited in its reimbursement to an amount to be determined by the Secretary of State based upon an objective formula implemented for the statewide, bulk purchase of said voting systems. Any costs over and above the set formula described herein shall be the sole responsibility of the county.
(c)
In addition to other information required by paragraph (b) of this subsection, any county that purchases voting systems after June 6, 2005 shall spread upon its minutes certification of the following:
(i)
All voting systems within the county are the same, except those machines that are handicap accessible as required by HAVA; and
(ii)
The voting systems have a device or mechanism that allows any votes cast to be verified by paper audit trail.
Laws, 2004, ch. 305, § 5; Laws, 2005, ch. 534, § 16, eff. 6/6/2005 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965).
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 H - COMPLIANCE WITH HELP AMERICA VOTE ACT OF 2002 (§§ 23-15-169 — 23-15-169.7) › Section 23-15-169.4 - Information to be provided to absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters regarding voter registration and absentee ballot procedures

The Secretary of State shall be responsible for providing to all absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters who wish to vote or register to vote in this state information required by the Help America Vote Act of 2002 regarding voter registration procedures and absentee ballot procedures to be used by absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters with respect to elections, including procedures relating to the use of the federal write-in absentee ballot.
Laws, 2004, ch. 305, § 6, eff. 7/12/2004 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965).
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 H - COMPLIANCE WITH HELP AMERICA VOTE ACT OF 2002 (§§ 23-15-169 — 23-15-169.7) › Section 23-15-169.5 - Rules and regulations to be promulgated by the Secretary of State

The Secretary of State shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the provisions of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 in this state.
Laws, 2004, ch. 305, § 7, 7 /12/2004 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965).
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 H - COMPLIANCE WITH HELP AMERICA VOTE ACT OF 2002 (§§ 23-15-169 — 23-15-169.7) › Section 23-15-169.6 - [Repealed]

Laws, 2005, ch. 534, § 18, eff. 6/6/2005 (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, 191, eff. 7/1/2017.
Repealed by Laws, 2017, ch. 402, SB 2572, 1, 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 H - COMPLIANCE WITH HELP AMERICA VOTE ACT OF 2002 (§§ 23-15-169 — 23-15-169.7) › Section 23-15-169.7 - "Help Mississippi Vote Fund" created; use of money in fund; funding of Office of Secretary of State expenses; deposit of user charges and fees authorized under this section into State General Fund and use of monies so deposited

(1)
There is created in the State Treasury a special fund, to be designated the "Help Mississippi Vote Fund" to the credit of the Secretary of State, which shall be comprised of the monies required to be deposited into the fund under Section
7-3-59
, and any other funds that may be made available for the fund by the Legislature.
(2)
Monies in the fund shall be expended by the Secretary of State to support the state's maintenance of efforts as required by the federal mandates of the Help America Vote Act of 2002.
(3)
Unexpended amounts remaining in the special fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not lapse into the State General Fund, and any interest earned or investment earnings on amounts in the special fund shall be deposited to the credit of the special fund.
(4)
From and after July 1, 2016, the expenses of this agency shall be defrayed by line item appropriation from the State General Fund to the Office of Secretary of State and all user charges and fees authorized under this section shall be deposited into the State General Fund as authorized by law and as determined by the State Fiscal Officer, and shall not be authorized for expenditure by the Secretary of State to reimburse or otherwise defray expenses of any office administered by the Secretary of State.
(5)
From and after July 1, 2016, no state agency shall charge another state agency a fee, assessment, rent or other charge for services or resources received by authority of this section.
Laws, 2006, ch. 309, § 20, eff. 2/21, 2006.
Amended by Laws, 2018, ch. 343, HB 803,§ 2, eff. 3/8/2018.
Amended by Laws, 2017EX1, ch. 7, SB 2001,§ 4, eff. 6/23/2017.
Amended by Laws, 2017, ch. 441, HB 467, 32, eff. 7/1/2017.
Amended by Laws, 2016, ch. 459, SB 2362, 46, 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 5 - TIMES OF PRIMARY AND GENERAL ELECTIONS (§§ 23-15-171 — 23-15-197) › Subarticle A - MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS (§§ 23-15-171 — 23-15-173) › Section 23-15-173 - General elections; applicability of this section and Section 23-15-171 to certain special or private charter municipalities

(1)
A general municipal election shall be held in each city, town or village on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of June 1985, and every four (4) years thereafter, for the election of all municipal officers elected by the people.
(2)
All municipal general elections shall be held and conducted in the same manner as is provided by law for state and county general elections.
(3)
The provisions of Sections
23-15-171
and
23-15-173
, which fix the times to hold primary and general elections, shall not apply to any municipality operating under a special or private charter where the governing board or authority thereof, on or before June 25, 1952, shall have adopted and spread upon its minutes a resolution or ordinance declining to accept the provisions, in which event the primary and general elections shall be held at the time fixed by the charter of the municipality.
Derived from 1972 Code § 21-11-7 [Codes, 1930, § 2597; 1942, § 3374-62; Laws, 1922, ch. 219; Laws, 1928, ch. 184; Laws, 1932, ch. 226; Laws, 1936, ch. 281; Laws, 1950, ch. 491 § 62; Laws, 1976, ch. 485, § 11; repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 329]; Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 49, eff. 1/1/1987.
Amended by Laws, 2017, ch. 441, HB 467, 34, 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 5 - TIMES OF PRIMARY AND GENERAL ELECTIONS (§§ 23-15-171 — 23-15-197) › Subarticle B - OTHER ELECTIONS (§§ 23-15-191 — 23-15-197) › Section 23-15-191 - [Effective Until 1/1/2025] Primary elections

The first primary shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of August preceding any regular or general election; and the second primary shall be held three (3) weeks thereafter. The candidate that receives a majority of the votes cast in the election shall be the party nominee. If no candidate receives a majority vote at the election, then the two (2) candidates who receive the highest number of votes shall have their names placed on the ballot for the second primary election to be held three (3) weeks later. The candidate who receives the most votes in the second primary election shall be the party nominee. However, if no candidate receives a majority vote at the first primary, and there is a tie in the election of those receiving the next highest vote, then those candidates receiving the next highest vote and the candidate receiving the highest vote shall have their names placed on the ballot for the second primary election to be held three (3) weeks later, and whoever receives the most votes cast in the second primary election shall be the party nominee.
Derived from 1942 Code § 3109 [Codes, 1906, § 3700; Hemingway's 1917, § 6391; 1930, § 5868; Laws, 1914, ch. 149; Laws, 1982, ch. 477, § 1; repealed, Laws, 1970, ch. 506, § 33; repealed by Laws, 1970, ch. 506, § 33, and 1986, ch. 495, § 346]; Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 50; Laws, 1989, ch. 506, § 1, eff. 6/28/1989 (the date on which the United States Attorney General interposed no objections).
Amended by Laws, 2017, ch. 441, HB 467, 35, eff. 7/1/2017.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
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 5 - TIMES OF PRIMARY AND GENERAL ELECTIONS (§§ 23-15-171 — 23-15-197) › Subarticle B - OTHER ELECTIONS (§§ 23-15-191 — 23-15-197) › Section 23-15-191 - [Effective 1/1/2025] Primary elections

The first primary shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of August preceding any regular or general election; and the second primary shall be held four (4) weeks thereafter. The candidate that receives a majority of the votes cast in the election shall be the party nominee. If no candidate receives a majority vote at the election, then the two (2) candidates who receive the highest number of votes shall have their names placed on the ballot for the second primary election to be held four (4) weeks later. The candidate who receives the most votes in the second primary election shall be the party nominee. However, if no candidate receives a majority vote at the first primary, and there is a tie in the election of those receiving the next highest vote, then those candidates receiving the next highest vote and the candidate receiving the highest vote shall have their names placed on the ballot for the second primary election to be held four (4) weeks later, and whoever receives the most votes cast in the second primary election shall be the party nominee.
Derived from 1942 Code § 3109 [Codes, 1906, § 3700; Hemingway's 1917, § 6391; 1930, § 5868; Laws, 1914, ch. 149; Laws, 1982, ch. 477, § 1; repealed, Laws, 1970, ch. 506, § 33; repealed by Laws, 1970, ch. 506, § 33, and 1986, ch. 495, § 346]; Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 50; Laws, 1989, ch. 506, § 1, eff. 6/28/1989 (the date on which the United States Attorney General interposed no objections).
Amended by Laws, 2024, ch. 513, SB 2144,§ 1, eff. 1/1/2025.
Amended by Laws, 2017, ch. 441, HB 467, 35, eff. 7/1/2017.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
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 5 - TIMES OF PRIMARY AND GENERAL ELECTIONS (§§ 23-15-171 — 23-15-197) › Subarticle B - OTHER ELECTIONS (§§ 23-15-191 — 23-15-197) › Section 23-15-195 - Elections to be by ballot in one day

All elections by the people shall be by ballot, and shall be concluded in one (1) day.
Derived from 1972 Code § 23-5-89 [Codes, Hutchinson's 1848, ch. 7, art 5 (1); 1857, ch. 4, art 1; 1871, § 356; 1880, § 117; 1892, § 3632; 1906, § 4139; Hemingway's 1917, § 6773; 1930, § 6209; 1942, § 3237; Laws, 1970, ch. 506, § 22; repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 335]; Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 52, 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 5 - TIMES OF PRIMARY AND GENERAL ELECTIONS (§§ 23-15-171 — 23-15-197) › Subarticle B - OTHER ELECTIONS (§§ 23-15-191 — 23-15-197) › Section 23-15-197 - Times for holding elections

(1)
Times for holding primary and general elections for congressional offices shall be as prescribed in Sections
23-15-1031
,
23-15-1033
and
23-15-1041
.
(2)
Times for holding elections for the office of judge of the Supreme Court shall be as prescribed in Section
23-15-991
and Sections
23-15-974
through
23-15-985
, and times for holding elections for the office of judge of the Court of Appeals shall be as prescribed in Section
9-4-5
.
(3)
Times for holding elections for the office of circuit court judge and the office of chancery court judge shall be as prescribed in Sections
23-15-974
through
23-15-985
, and Section
23-15-1015
.
(4)
Times for holding elections for the office of county election commissioners shall be as prescribed in Section
23-15-213
.
(5)
Times for holding elections for the office of levee commissioner shall be as prescribed in Chapter 12, Laws of 1928; Chapter 574, Laws of 1968; Chapter 85, Laws of 1930; Chapter 317, Laws of 1983; and Chapter 438, Laws of 2010.
(6)
Times for holding elections for the office of justice court judge shall be as prescribed in Section
23-15-193
and Sections
23-15-973
through
23-15-985
.
Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 53; Laws, 1994, ch 564, § 88, eff. 9/6/1994 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection).
Amended by Laws, 2024, ch. 451, HB 1035,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2024.
Amended by Laws, 2017, ch. 441, HB 467, 36, 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 7 - ELECTION OFFICIALS (§§ 23-15-211 — 23-15-273) › Section 23-15-211.1 - Secretary of State designated Mississippi's chief election officer; chief election officer to gather certain information regarding elections; annual report on voter participation

(1)
For purposes of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, the Secretary of State is designated as Mississippi's chief election officer.
(2)
As the chief election officer of the State of Mississippi, the Secretary of State shall have the power and duty to gather sufficient information concerning voting in elections in this state. The Secretary of State shall gather information on voter participation and submit an annual report to the Legislature, the Governor, the Attorney General and the public.
Laws, 2000, ch. 430, § 6; Laws, 2008, ch. 528, § 4, eff. 8/7/2008 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965).
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 7 - ELECTION OFFICIALS (§§ 23-15-211 — 23-15-273) › Section 23-15-212 - [Repealed]

Laws, 1993, ch. 528, § 1, eff. 8/16/1993 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection).
Repealed by Laws, 2017, ch. 441, HB 467, 192, 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 7 - ELECTION OFFICIALS (§§ 23-15-211 — 23-15-273) › Section 23-15-215 - Performance by board of supervisors of election commissioners' duties

If there shall not be election commissioners in any county, or if they fail to act, the duties prescribed for them shall be performed by the board of supervisors. In such case, the president of the board is charged with the duty of having the official ballot printed and distributed; and the poll managers shall make returns to the board, which shall canvass the returns, give certificates of election, and make report to the Secretary of State, in like manner as the election commissioners are required to do.
Derived from 1972 Code §§ 23-5-177 [Codes, 1880, § 132, 1892, § 3642; 1906, § 4149; Hemingway's 1917, § 6783; 1930, § 6254; 1942, § 3283; repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 335]; Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 56, eff. 1/1/1987.
Amended by Laws, 2017, ch. 441, HB 467, 39, 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 7 - ELECTION OFFICIALS (§§ 23-15-211 — 23-15-273) › Section 23-15-217 - County election commissioner authorized to be candidate for other office; resignation from office; duties and powers of board of supervisors where election of county election commissioner is contested

(1)
An election commissioner of any county may be a candidate for any other office at any election held or to be held during the four-year term for which he or she has been elected to the office of election commissioner; provided that he or she has resigned from the office of election commissioner before he or she files to qualify for the office that he or she desires to seek. The clerk for the board of supervisors must have actually received the resignation for it to be deemed submitted.
(2)
In any case involving the election of a county election commissioner wherein there is a contest of any nature, including, but not limited to, the right of any person to vote or the counting of any challenge ballot, all the duties and powers of the commission in connection with the contest shall be performed by the board of supervisors, as is contemplated by Section
23-15-215
in cases where there are no election commissioners in the county.
Derived from 1972 Code §§ 23-5-95 [Codes, 1871, § 342; 1880, § 122; 1892, § 3634; 1906, § 4141; Hemingway's 1917, § 6775; 1930, § 6213; 1942, § 3242; Laws, 1968, ch. 568, § 3; repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 331]; Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 57; Laws, 1989, ch. 483, § 1; Laws, 1991, ch. 613, § 1; Laws, 2003, ch. 447, § 1, eff. 6/9/2003 (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, 40, eff. 7/1/2017.
Amended by Laws, 2013, ch. 474, SB 2308, 1, eff. 7/18/2013 (the date that the U.S. Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965).
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 7 - ELECTION OFFICIALS (§§ 23-15-211 — 23-15-273) › Section 23-15-219 - Employment by board of election commissioners of investigators, legal counsel and others

(1)
The board of election commissioners is hereby authorized and empowered to employ and set or determine the duties of and determine the compensation of such investigators, legal counsel, secretaries, technical advisors and any other employees or persons who or which the board or a majority thereof may deem necessary to enable them to discharge the duties and obligations presently or hereafter vested in them. However, before employing such persons or setting or determining the compensation, the election commissioners must first have the approval of the board of supervisors of the county.
(2)
The board of supervisors of the county is authorized and empowered to pay out of the general fund of the county the salaries and necessary traveling and subsistence expenses of the employees of the board of election commissioners in such amounts as may be mutually agreed upon by the board of supervisors and board of election commissioners, but which shall be computed on the same basis allowed to state employees when traveling on state business. All expense accounts of the employees of the board of election commissioners shall be approved by the board of election commissioners and the board of supervisors or, in the discretion of each of the boards, by one (1) of the members of each of the boards duly authorized by the respective boards to approve or disapprove the subsistence, traveling and mileage expense accounts.
(3)
Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a person who holds the office of election commissioner from being employed and receiving compensation pursuant to this section. Any compensation which such a person may receive from his or her employment pursuant to this section shall be in addition to any compensation that person may receive in performing his or her duties as an election commissioner.
Derived from 1972 Code § 23-5-97 [Codes, 1942, § 3242.5; Laws, 1966, Ex Sess, ch. 33, §§ 1, 2; Laws, 1983, ch. 363; repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 335]; Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 58, eff. 1/1/1987.
Amended by Laws, 2017, ch. 441, HB 467, 41, 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 7 - ELECTION OFFICIALS (§§ 23-15-211 — 23-15-273) › Section 23-15-223 - County registrar shall be circuit court clerk unless found improper; appointment of deputy registrars; liability of registrar for malfeasance or nonfeasance of deputy registrar; computer skills training course

(1)
The State Board of Election Commissioners, on or before the fifteenth day of February succeeding each general election, shall appoint in the several counties registrars of elections, who shall hold office for four (4) years and until their successors shall be duly qualified. The county registrar shall be the clerk of the circuit court, unless the State Board of Election Commissioners finds the circuit clerk to be an improper person to register the names of the electors in the county. The State Board of Election Commissioners shall draft rules and regulations to provide for notice and hearing before removal of the circuit clerk, if notice and a hearing is practicable under the circumstances.
(2)
The county registrar is empowered to appoint deputy registrars, with the consent of the board of election commissioners, who may discharge the duties of the registrar.
The clerk of every municipality shall be appointed as such a deputy registrar, as contemplated by the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA).
(3)
The county registrar shall not be held liable for any malfeasance or nonfeasance in office by any deputy registrar who is a deputy registrar by virtue of his or her office.
(4)
The Secretary of State, in conjunction with the State Board of Community and Junior Colleges, has developed and made available online a computer skills training course for all newly appointed registrars that shall be completed within one hundred eighty (180) days of the commencement of their term of office.
Derived from 1972 Code § 23-5-7 [Codes, 1892, § 3603; 1906, § 4109; Hemingway's 1917, § 6743; 1930, § 6178; 1942, § 3206; Laws, 1900, ch. 75; Laws, 1984, ch. 460, § 1; repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 335]; Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 60; Laws, 1988, ch. 350, § 4; Laws, 2009, ch. 400, § 1, eff. 7/28/2009 (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, 43, 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 7 - ELECTION OFFICIALS (§§ 23-15-211 — 23-15-273) › Section 23-15-227 - Compensation of poll managers

(1)
The poll managers shall be each entitled to One Hundred Twenty-five Dollars ($125.00) for each election; however, the board of supervisors may, in its discretion, pay the poll managers an additional amount not to exceed Seventy-five Dollars ($75.00) per election.
(2)
The poll manager who shall carry to the place of voting, away from the courthouse, the official ballots, ballot boxes, pollbooks and other necessities, shall be allowed up to Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) for each voting precinct for so doing. The poll manager who acts as returning officer shall be allowed up to Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) for each voting precinct for that service. If a person who performs the duties described in this subsection uses a privately owned motor vehicle to perform them, he or she shall receive for each mile actually and necessarily traveled in excess of ten (10) miles, the mileage reimbursement rate allowable to federal employees for the use of a privately owned vehicle while on official travel.
(3)
The compensation authorized in this section shall be allowed by the board of supervisors, and shall be payable out of the county treasury.
(4)
The compensation provided in this section shall constitute payment in full for the services rendered by the persons named for any election, whether there be one (1) election or issue voted upon, or more than one (1) election or issue voted upon at the same time.
(5)
The Secretary of State shall promulgate rules and regulations as are necessary to ensure the safety of poll managers, election commissioners, electors and their families at the voting precincts during a COVID-19 public health risk or other public health risk declared by the Governor where the appearance of such persons may result in exposure to such risk or the exposure of other persons to such risk.
Derived from 1972 Code § 23-5-183 [Codes, 1892, § 3706; 1906, § 4213; Hemingway's 1917, § 6849; 1930, § 6257; 1942, § 3286; Laws, 1932, ch. 298; Laws, 1938, ch. 306; Laws, 1950, ch. 281; Laws, 1960, ch. 452, § 1; Laws, 1966 ch. 614, § 1; Laws, 1970, ch. 511, § 1; Laws, 1973, ch. 401 § 1; Laws, 1975, ch. 497, § 2; Laws, 1979, ch. 487, § 3; Laws, 1983, ch. 510; repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 335]; Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 62; Laws, 1987, ch. 499, § 16; Laws, 1988 ch. 402, § 1; Laws, 1995, ch. 446, § 1; Laws, 2007, ch. 434, § 5, eff. 6/15/2007 (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. 489, SB 2353,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2023.
Amended by Laws, 2020, ch. 460, HB 824,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2020.
Amended by Laws, 2017, ch. 441, HB 467, 45, eff. 7/1/2017.
Brought forward without change by Laws, 2016, ch. 326, HB 137, 5, eff. 7/1/2016.
Amended by Laws, 2013, ch. 366, SB 2239, 1, eff. 7/17/2013 (the date that the U.S. Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965).
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 7 - ELECTION OFFICIALS (§§ 23-15-211 — 23-15-273) › Section 23-15-229 - Compensation of municipal poll managers and other workers

The compensation for poll managers and other workers in the polling places of a municipality shall be the same as the compensation paid by the county for those services; provided, however, that the governing authorities of a municipality shall not be required to pay any additional compensation authorized by the board of supervisors. The governing authorities of a municipality may, in their discretion, pay clerks and poll managers in the polling places of the municipality an additional amount of compensation not to exceed Seventy-five Dollars ($75.00) per election. Such compensation shall be payable out of the municipal general fund.
Derived from 1972 Code § 23-5-184 [Laws, 1973, ch. 346, § 1; repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 335]; Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 63; Laws, 1995, ch. 446, § 2, eff. 8/4/1995 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection).
Amended by Laws, 2023, ch. 489, SB 2353,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2023.
Amended by Laws, 2020, ch. 460, HB 824,§ 3, eff. 7/1/2020.
Amended by Laws, 2017, ch. 441, HB 467, 46, eff. 7/1/2017.
Amended by Laws, 2016, ch. 326, HB 137, 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 7 - ELECTION OFFICIALS (§§ 23-15-211 — 23-15-273) › Section 23-15-231 - Appointment of poll managers; designation of bailiff

Before every election, the election commissioners shall appoint three (3) persons for each voting precinct to be poll managers, one (1) of whom shall be designated by the election commissioners as election bailiff. For general and special elections, the poll managers shall not all be of the same political party if suitable persons of different political parties can be found in the district. If any person appointed shall fail to attend and serve, the poll managers present, if any, may designate someone to fill his or her place; and if the election commissioners fail to make the appointments or in case of the failure of all those appointed to attend and serve, any three (3) qualified electors present when the polls should be opened may act as poll managers. Provided, however, any person appointed to be poll manager or act as poll manager shall be a qualified elector of the county in which the polling place is located.
Derived from 1972 Code § 23-5-99 [Codes, Hutchinson's 1848, ch. 7, art 5 (4); 1857, ch. 4, art 7; 1871, § 369; 1880, § 133; 1892, § 3643; 1906, § 4150; Hemingway's 1917, § 6784; 1930, § 6214; 1942, § 3243; Laws, 1977 2d Ex Sess, ch. 24, § 5; Laws, 1980, ch. 486, § 1; repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 335]; Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 64, eff. 1/1/1987.
Amended by Laws, 2017, ch. 441, HB 467, 47, 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 7 - ELECTION OFFICIALS (§§ 23-15-211 — 23-15-273) › Section 23-15-233 - Duties of poll managers

The poll managers shall take care that the election is conducted fairly and agreeably to law, and they shall be judges of the qualifications of electors, and may examine, on oath, any person duly registered and offering to vote touching his or her qualifications as an elector, which oath any of the poll managers may administer.
Derived from 1972 Code § 23-5-101 [Codes, Hutchinson's 1848, ch. 7, art. 5 (14); 1857, ch. 4, art. 9; 1880, § 134; 1892, § 3644; 1906, § 4151; Hemingway's 1917, § 6785; 1930, § 6215; 1942, § 3244; repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 335]; Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 65, eff. 1/1/1987.
Amended by Laws, 2017, ch. 441, HB 467, 48, 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 7 - ELECTION OFFICIALS (§§ 23-15-211 — 23-15-273) › Section 23-15-235 - Appointment of additional poll managers

In addition to the poll managers appointed pursuant to Section
23-15-231
, for the first five hundred (500) registered voters in each voting precinct, the election commissioners may, in their discretion, appoint not more than three (3) persons to serve as poll managers of the election. The election commissioners may, in their discretion, appoint additional persons to serve as poll managers for each one thousand (1,000) registered voters or fraction thereof in each voting precinct above the first five hundred (500), as determined necessary by the election commissioners and approved by the board of supervisors. Any person appointed as poll manager shall be a qualified elector of the county in which the voting precinct is located.
Derived from 1972 Code § 23-5-103 [Codes, Hutchinson's 1848, ch. 7, art 5 (4); 1857, ch. 4, art 7; 1871, § 369; 1880, § 135; 1892, § 3645; 1906, § 4152; Hemingway's 1917, § 6786; 1930, § 6216; 1942, § 3245; Laws, 1980, ch. 486, § 2; repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 335]; Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 66, eff. 1/1/1987.
Amended by Laws, 2020, ch. 362, HB 1523,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2020.
Amended by Laws, 2017, ch. 441, HB 467, 49, 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 7 - ELECTION OFFICIALS (§§ 23-15-211 — 23-15-273) › Section 23-15-237 - Oath of office for poll managers

The poll managers shall be sworn by some officer present competent to administer oaths, or each may be sworn by one of the others, faithfully to perform their duties at the election according to law, and not to attempt to guide, aid, direct or influence any voter in the exercise of his or her right to vote, except as expressly allowed by law. The oath required by this section shall be recorded in the receipt book and signed by each poll manager.
Derived from 1972 Code § 23-5-103 [Codes, Hutchinson's 1848, ch. 7, art 5 (4); 1857, ch. 4, art 7; 1871, § 369; 1880, § 135; 1892, § 3645; 1906, § 4152; Hemingway's 1917, § 6786; 1930, § 6216; 1942, § 3245; Laws, 1980, ch. 486, § 2; repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 335]; Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 67, eff. 1/1/1987.
Amended by Laws, 2017, ch. 441, HB 467, 50, 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 7 - ELECTION OFFICIALS (§§ 23-15-211 — 23-15-273) › Section 23-15-240 - Appointment of student interns to serve during elections

(1)
The officials in charge of the election in a county or municipality may, in their discretion, appoint not more than two (2) students for each precinct to serve as student interns during elections. To be appointed a student intern a student must:
(a)
Be recommended by a principal or other school official, or the person responsible for the student's legitimate home instruction program;
(b)
Be at least sixteen (16) years of age at the time of the election for which the appointment is made;
(c)
Be a resident of the county or municipality for which the appointment is made;
(d)
Be enrolled in a public high school, an accredited private high school or a legitimate home instruction program and be classified as a junior or senior or its equivalent, or be enrolled in a junior college or a college or university; and
(e)
Meet any additional qualifications considered necessary by the officials in charge of the election in the county or municipality.
(2)
(a)
The duties of the student interns appointed pursuant to this section shall be determined by the officials in charge of the election in the county or municipality; however, the duties shall not include:
(i)
Determining the qualifications of a voter in case a voter is challenged;
(ii)
The discharge of any duties related to affidavit ballots;
(iii)
The operation and maintenance of any voting equipment;
(iv)
Any duties normally assigned to a bailiff; or
(v)
The tallying of votes.
(b)
Student interns shall at all times be under the supervision of the poll managers of the election while performing their duties at precincts.
(3)
Before performing any duties, student interns shall attend all required training for poll managers of the county or municipality and any additional training considered necessary by the officials in charge of the election in the county or municipality.
(4)
As used in this section "officials in charge of the election" means the county or municipal executive committee, as appropriate, in primary elections and the county or municipal election commission, as appropriate, in all other elections.
Laws, 2002, ch. 521, § 1; brought forward without change, Laws, 2002, ch. 590, § 1, eff. 7/22/2002 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, to the bringing forward of this section).
Amended by Laws, 2017, ch. 441, HB 467, 52, eff. 7/1/2017.