Mississippi HB630: Municipal elections; authorize poll managers from outside city limits of small municipalities poll manager's county.

What the bill says

An act to amend section 23-15-231, mississippi code of 1972, to authorize the appointment of a qualified elector of a county residing outside the corporate limits of a small municipality located in the county to be appointed a poll manager for municipal elections; to bring forward section 23-15-235, mississippi code of 1972, which authorizes the appointment of additional poll managers in certain voting precincts, for purposes of possible amendment; and for related purposes.

From the enrolled text, March 10, 2026:

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-231, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE APPOINTMENT OF A QUALIFIED ELECTOR OF A COUNTY RESIDING OUTSIDE THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF A SMALL MUNICIPALITY LOCATED IN THE COUNTY TO BE APPOINTED A POLL MANAGER FOR MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 23-15-235, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH AUTHORIZES THE APPOINTMENT OF ADDITIONAL POLL MANAGERS IN CERTAIN VOTING PRECINCTS, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. Section 23-15-231, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows: 23-15-231. Before every election, the election commissioners shall appoint three (3) persons for each voting precinct to be poll managers, one (1) of whom shall be designated by the election commissioners as election bailiff. For general and special elections, the poll managers shall not all be of the same political party if suitable persons of different political parties can be found in the district. If any person appointed shall fail to attend and serve, the poll managers present, if any, may designate someone to fill his or her place; and if the election commissioners fail to make the appointments or in case of the *HR26/R1409* H. B. No. 630 ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2 26/HR26/R1409 PAGE 1 (RKM\KW) failure of all those appointed to attend …