Mississippi § 23-15-557 - Municipality’s authority to establish precincts and polling places.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 23-15-557 — Municipality’s authority to establish precincts and polling places., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 23-15-557. Municipality’s authority to establish precincts and polling places.
The governing authorities of any municipality within the State of Mississippi are hereby authorized and empowered, in their discretion, to divide the municipality into a sufficient number of voting precincts of such size and location as is necessary, and there shall be the same number of polling places. The authority conducting an election shall not be required, however, to establish a polling place in each of said precincts, but such election authorities, whether in a primary or in a general election, may locate and establish such polling places, without regard to precinct lines, in such manner as in the discretion of such authority will better accommodate the electorate and better facilitate the holding of the election.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 23-15-557 ("Municipality’s authority to establish precincts and polling places.") 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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