Mississippi § 19-3-1 - Districts and boundaries; election of supervisors.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 19-3-1 — Districts and boundaries; election of supervisors., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 19-3-1. Districts and boundaries; election of supervisors.
Each county shall be divided into five (5) districts, with due regard to equality of population and convenience of situation for the election of members of the boards of supervisors, but the districts as now existing shall continue until changed. The qualified electors of each district shall elect, at the next general election, and every four (4) years thereafter, in their districts one (1) member of the board of supervisors. Subject to the provisions of Sections 23-15-283 and 23-15-285, the board, by a three-fifths (3/5) vote of all members elected, may change the districts, the boundaries to be entered at large in the minutes of the proceedings of the board. If the boundaries of the districts are changed by order of the board of supervisors as provided in this section, the order shall be published in a newspaper having general circulation in the county once each week for three (3) consecutive weeks.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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