Mississippi Advisory Opinions June 14, 1983: AGO 000003822 (June 14, 1983)

Collection: Mississippi Attorney General Opinions
Docket: AGO 000003822
Date: June 14, 1983

Advisory Opinion Text

Mississippi Attorney General Opinions

1983.

Current through 1983 Legislative Session

AGO 000003822.

1983-80

June 14, 1983

DOCN 000003822

DOCK 1983-80

AUTH Richard M. Allen

DATE 19830614

RQNM Mr. Wallace Gray, Jr.

SUBJ Circuit Clerks

SBCD 42/63

TEXT Mr. Wallace Gray, Jr.

Circuit Clerk of Noxubee County

505 South Jefferson Street

Macon, Mississippi 39341

Dear Mr. Gray:

Attorney General Bill Allain has received your opinion request dated June 3, 1983, and has assigned it to me for research and reply, your letter of request stating:

A few questions have been brought to my attention which I would like your opinion on. If a candidate or a candidate's wife is a notary public, can they notarize absentee ballots? Also, is the notary seal a requirement on the envelope containing the absentee ballot?"

The answer to your first question is "Yes", to your second "No", Section 23-9-409(c), Mississippi Code of 1972, stating in pertinent part:

"If one or the other officers (includes notaries public) herein named acts as attesting witness, his signature on the electors certificate, together with his title and address, but no seal shall be required. (Emphasis supplied.)

Yours very truly,

BILL ALLAIN, ATTORNEY GENERAL

BY:

Richard M. Allen Special Assistant Attorney General

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