Mississippi Advisory Opinions June 01, 1988: 19880601 (June 01, 1988)
Collection: Mississippi Attorney General Opinions
Docket: 19880601
Date: June 1, 1988
Advisory Opinion Text
Honorable Cecil G. Anderson
Circuit Clerk of Jefferson Davis County
Post Office Box 1082
Prentiss, Mississippi 39474
Dear Mr. Anderson:
Attorney General Mike Moore has received your letter of request and has assigned it to me for research and reply. In your letter you state:
This is in reference to our conversation by phone this date in reference to a petition. I need a written opinion concerning the signatures on a petition as to whether their name must appear exactly the same as they are registered to vote, or if we can identify them as a registered voter without the name appearing exactly as registered, in order to certify a petition. This question has been brought to our attention and there has been some confusion about it.
Pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. § 1-3-75 (1972), all petitions must be personally signed by each petitioner. It is the opinion of this office that so long as it may be determined that the signature on the petition is that of a qualified elector, it should be counted.
Hopefully you will find this responsive to your request. Should you have any questions or if we may be of further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact this office.
Sincerely,
Mike Moore, Attorney General.
John H. Emfinger, Special Assistant Attorney General.