Mississippi Statutes § 23-15-1067 General prohibitions; injunctions
Statute Text
It shall be unlawful for any person or group of persons to set up or establish any political party in this state except in the manner provided by the laws of this state, and it shall be unlawful for any person or group of persons not lawful members of a political party to use, attempt to use or to operate under the name of any other political party lawfully existing and operating under the laws of this state. Any person or persons violating this section, in addition to such other measures or penalties provided by law, may be enjoined therefrom upon application to the courts by any person, or persons, or any political party, official or representative of the political party aggrieved.
Source
Derived from 1972 Code § 23-1-11 [Codes, 1942, § 3107-06; Laws, 1950, ch. 458, § 6; repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 331]; Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 318, eff. 1/1/1987.
History
Amended by Laws, 2017 , ch. 441 , HB 467 , 170 , eff. 7/1/2017 .
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