Mississippi § 97-13-7 - Ballot boxes; unauthorized disposal of box; giving key.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 97-13-7 — Ballot boxes; unauthorized disposal of box; giving key., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 97-13-7. Ballot boxes; unauthorized disposal of box; giving key.
Any manager of an election who, before the votes are counted, shall dispose of or deposit the ballot box in a manner not authorized by law, or shall, at any time after the election has begun and before the ballots are counted, give access to the ballot box with which he is entrusted to any other, 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 97-13-7 ("Ballot boxes; unauthorized disposal of box; giving key.") 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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