Mississippi § 23-15-351 - Authority to print ballots; penalties.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 23-15-351 — Authority to print ballots; penalties., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 23-15-351. Authority to print ballots; penalties.
It shall be the duty of the chair of the election commission of each county to have printed all necessary ballots for use in elections, except ballots in municipal elections which shall be printed as herein provided by the authorities of the respective municipalities; and the election commissioner shall cause the official ballot to be printed by a printer sworn to keep the ballots secret under the penalties prescribed by law. The printer shall deliver to the election commissioners for holding elections, a certificate of the number of ballots printed for each precinct, and shall not print any additional ballots, except on instruction of proper election commissioners; and failure to observe either of these requirements shall be a misdemeanor.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 23-15-351 ("Authority to print ballots; penalties.") 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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