Mississippi § 23-17-57 - Unlawful to give or offer consideration to elector.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 23-17-57 — Unlawful to give or offer consideration to elector., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 23-17-57. Unlawful to give or offer consideration to elector.
It is unlawful for a person to give or offer any consideration to an elector to induce the elector to vote for or against a measure. It is unlawful for a person to give or offer any consideration to an elector to induce the elector to sign or not sign a petition for a measure. It is unlawful for any person that pays or compensates another person for circulating a petition or for obtaining signatures on a petition to base the pay or compensation on the number of petitions circulated or the number of signatures obtained. It is unlawful for any person to solicit signatures on any petition under this chapter within one hundred fifty (150) feet of any polling place on any election day. It is unlawful for any person who circulates or causes to be circulated an initiative petition to obtain or attempt to obtain a person’s signature (a) by intentionally misleading such person as to the substance or effect of the petition, or (b) by intentionally causing such person to be misled as to the substance or effect of the petition.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 23-17-57 ("Unlawful to give or offer consideration to elector.") 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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