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Mississippi Advisory Opinions November 01, 1983: AGO 000008780 (November 1, 1983)

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Collection: Mississippi Attorney General Opinions
Docket: AGO 000008780
Date: Nov. 1, 1983

Advisory Opinion Text

Mississippi Attorney General Opinions

1983.

Current through 1983 Legislative Session

AGO 000008780.

1983-628


November 1, 1983
DOCN 000008780
DOCK 1983-628
AUTH PHILLIP C. CARTER
DATE 19831101
RQNM Ms. Betty Overstreet
SUBJ Elections - Voting Machines & Electronic Voting Machines
SBCD 76
TEXT Ms. Betty Overstreet
Deputy Circuit Clerk
Post Office Box 1082
Prentiss, Mississippi 39474
Re: Elections - Voting Machines and Electronic Voting Systems

Dear Ms. Overstreet:

Attorney General Allain has received your letter of request and has assigned it to me for research and reply.

Your letter states:

"The question has come up as to the need to initial ballots when using voting machines.

"In your opinion, when using voting machines with ballot cards that have serially numbered stubbs, do these ballots have to be initialed in a primary, special, or general election."

In response to your request, please see the enclosed copies of opinions addressed to Mrs. Charlotte B. Williams, dated September 14, 1983, and Mr. Emmette P. Allen, dated September 9, 1975, respectively.

In summary, these opinions state that the initialing requirement is applicable only to primary elections and that even in primary elections said requirement does not apply to ballots used in connection with machine or electronic voting systems which have serially numbered stubbs.

Very truly yours,

BILL ALLAIN, ATTORNEY GENERAL

BY Phillip C. Carter Special Assistant Attorney General

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