Mississippi § 23-15-241 - Election bailiff to keep peace.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 23-15-241 — Election bailiff to keep peace., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 23-15-241. Election bailiff to keep peace.
The poll manager designated an election bailiff shall, in addition to his or her other duties, be present during the election to keep the peace and to protect the voting place, and to prevent improper intrusion upon the voting place or interference with the election, and to arrest all persons creating any disturbance about the voting place, and to enable all qualified electors who have not voted, and who desire to vote, to have unobstructed access to the polls for the purpose of voting when others are not voting.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 23-15-241 ("Election bailiff to keep peace.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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