Mississippi Advisory Opinions June 02, 2006: No. 2006-00229 (June 2, 2006)
Collection: Mississippi Attorney General Opinions
Docket: No. 2006-00229
Date: June 2, 2006
Advisory Opinion Text
No. 2006-00229.
DOCK 2006-00229
Dear Ms. Yancey:
Attorney General Jim Hood has received your request for an official opinion and has assigned it to me for research and response. Your letter reads as follows:
The Jackson County Board of Supervisors requests an opinion regarding payment of pollworkers in the upcoming June 6, 2006, Democratic Primary.
Do Mississippi Code Annotated Sections 23-15-231 and 23- 15-235 provide authority for the Board of Supervisors to pay pollworkers to be placed at closed voting precincts in order to direct voters to a different voting location?
Response: No. However, Section 19-3-40 ("Home Rule") gives the Board of Supervisors the authority, in its discretion, to hire an individual to be at a closed polling place and give directions.
Please let me know if you would like to discuss this matter or if I can be of further assistance.
Sincerely,
JIM HOOD, ATTORNEY GENERAL
By: Reese Partridge
Special Assistant Attorney General