Mississippi Statutes § 23-17-27 Failure to appeal, or loss of appeal of, Secretary's refusal to file petition
Statute Text
If no appeal is taken from the refusal of the Secretary of State to file a petition within the time prescribed, or if an appeal is taken and the Secretary of State is not required to file the petition by the mandate of the Supreme Court, the Secretary of State shall destroy it.
Source
Laws, 1993, ch. 514, § 14, eff. 8/3/1993 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objections under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965).
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