Mississippi § 19-9-13 - Notice of election.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 19-9-13 — Notice of election., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 19-9-13. Notice of election.
Where an election is to be called, as provided in Section 19-9-11, notice of such election shall be signed by the clerk of the board of supervisors and shall be published once a week for at least three consecutive weeks, in at least one newspaper published in such county. The first publication of such notice shall be made not less than twenty-one days prior to the date fixed for such election, and the last publication shall be made not more than seven days prior to such date. If no newspaper is published in such county, then such notice shall be given by publishing the same for the required time in some newspaper having a general circulation in such county and, in addition, by posting a copy of such notice for at least twenty-one days next preceding such election at three public places in such county.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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