Mississippi Statutes § 23-15-633 Signatures of elector and attesting witness across flap of envelopeVersion dated Oct. 30, 2024
This is an older version of § 23-15-633 Signatures of elector and attesting witness across flap of envelope which we archived on October 30, 2024.
Statute Text
On any envelope where the elector's signature and the signature of the attesting witness are required, the signature lines and the signatures shall be across the flap of the envelope to insure the integrity of the ballot and the following shall be printed on the flap on the back of the envelope in bold print and in a distinguishing color:
"YOUR VOTE WILL BE REJECTED AND NOT COUNTED IF THIS ENVELOPE IS NOT SIGNED ACROSS THE FLAP OF THIS ENVELOPE BY YOU AND AN ATTESTING WITNESS."
Source
Derived from 1972 Code § 23-9-411 [Codes, 1942, § 3203-403; Laws, 1972, ch. 490, § 403; repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 341]; Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 204; Laws, 2008 , ch. 528 , § 12 , eff. 8/7/2008 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965)..