§ 23-15-571. Authorized challengers; grounds to challenge persons offering to vote

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§ 23-15-571. Authorized challengers; grounds to challenge persons offering to vote

MS ST § 23-15-571West’s Annotated Mississippi CodeTitle 23. Elections (Approx. 2 pages)

West's Annotated Mississippi Code

Title 23. Elections

Chapter 15. Mississippi Election Code (Refs & Annos)

Article 17. Conduct of Elections

Subarticle B. Affidavit Ballots and Challenged Ballots

Miss. Code Ann. § 23-15-571

§ 23-15-571. Authorized challengers; grounds to challenge persons offering to vote

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(1) The following persons shall be designated as authorized challengers and shall be allowed to challenge the qualifications of any person offering to vote:

(a) Any candidate whose name is on the ballot in the precinct in which the challenge is made;

(b) Any official poll watcher of a candidate whose name is on the ballot in the precinct in which the challenge is made;

(d) Any qualified elector from the precinct in which the challenge is made; or

(e) Any poll manager or poll worker in the polling place where the person whose qualifications are challenged is offering to vote.

(2) The challenge of any authorized challenger shall be considered and acted upon by the poll managers of the election.

(3) A person offering to vote may be challenged upon the following grounds:

(a) That the voter is not a registered voter in the precinct;

(b) That the voter is not the registered voter under whose name the voter has applied to vote;

(d) That the voter is not a resident in the precinct where the voter is registered;

(e) That the voter has illegally registered to vote;

(f) That the voter has removed his or her ballot from the polling place; or

(g) That the voter is otherwise disqualified by law.

Credits

Laws 1986, Ch. 495, § 181, eff. January 1, 1987. Amended by Laws 2017, Ch. 441 (H.B. No. 467), § 114, eff. July 1, 2017.

Miss. Code Ann. § 23-15-571, MS ST § 23-15-571

The Statutes and Constitution are current with laws from the 2024 Regular, First, and Second Extraordinary Sessions effective through May 9, 2024. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details. The statutes are subject to changes provided by the Joint Legislative Committee on Compilation, Revision and Publication of Legislation.

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