Mississippi § 23-15-791 - Allowance to electors for travel and for attendance.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 23-15-791 — Allowance to electors for travel and for attendance., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 23-15-791. Allowance to electors for travel and for attendance.
Each elector shall be allowed the sum of Four Dollars ($4.00) for every twenty (20) miles of travel, to be estimated by the usual land route, in going from his home to and returning from the seat of government to give his vote, and Four Dollars ($4.00) for every day he shall attend there as an elector, to be paid by the State Treasurer, on the warrant of the auditor.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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