Mississippi § 97-13-37 - Intimidating, boycotting, etc., elector to procure vote.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 97-13-37 — Intimidating, boycotting, etc., elector to procure vote., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 97-13-37. Intimidating, boycotting, etc., elector to procure vote.
Whoever shall procure, or endeavor to procure, the vote of any elector, or the influence of any person over other electors, at any election, for himself or any candidate, by means of violence, threats of violence, or threats of withdrawing custom, or dealing in business or trade, or of enforcing the payment of a debt, or of bringing a suit or criminal prosecution, or by any other threat or injury to be inflicted by him, or by his means, or shall violate any provision of Section 23-15-871 or 23-15-874, shall, upon conviction, be imprisoned in the county jail not more than one (1) year, or be fined not more than Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00), or both.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 97-13-37 ("Intimidating, boycotting, etc., elector to procure vote.") 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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