§ Miss. Code § 23-15-35(untitled)

Clerk of municipality to be registrar; registration books; form of application
for registration; registration of county electors by clerk.
[For municipalities that do not provide the information as required by Section 1 of
Chapter 532, Laws of 2008, until January 1, 2010, this section shall read as follows:]
(1) The clerk of the municipality shall be the registrar of voters of the municipality, and shall
take the oath of office prescribed by Section 268 of the Constitution. The governing authorities
shall provide suitable municipal registration books, which shall conform as nearly as practicable
to the county registration books. The registrar shall, as nearly as may be practicable, and where
not otherwise provided, comply with all the provisions of law regarding state and county
elections in keeping and maintaining such registration books and in registering voters thereon.
Applications for registration as electors of the municipality shall be made upon a triplicate form
provided by and prepared at the expense of the county registrar, which form shall conform as
nearly as practicable to the application for registration form provided for in Section 23-15-39.
(2) The municipal clerk shall be authorized to register applicants as county electors. The
municipal clerk shall forward notice of registration, a copy of the application for registration, and
any changes to the registration when they occur, either by certified mail to the county registrar or
by personal delivery to the county registrar provided that a numbered receipt is signed by the
registrar in return for the described documents. Upon receipt of the copy of the application for
registration or changes to the registration, and if a review of the application indicates that the
applicant meets all the criteria necessary to qualify as a county elector, then the county registrar
shall make a determination of the county voting precinct in which the person making the
application shall be required to vote. The county registrar shall send this county voting precinct
information by United States first-class mail, postage prepaid, to the person at the address
provided on the application. Any and all mailing costs incurred by the municipal clerk or the
county registrar in effectuating this subsection shall be paid by the county board of supervisors.
If a review of the copy of the application for registration or changes to the registration indicates
that the applicant is not qualified to vote in the county, the county registrar shall challenge the
application. The county election commissioners shall review any challenge or disqualification,
after having notified the applicant by certified mail of the challenge or disqualification.
(3) The municipal clerk shall issue to the person making the application a copy of the
application, and the county registrar shall process the application in accordance with the law
regarding the handling of voter registration applications.
(4) The receipt of a copy of the application for registration sent pursuant to Section 23-1539(3) shall be sufficient to allow the applicant to be registered as an elector in the municipality,
provided that such application is not challenged as provided for therein.
[From and after June 1, 2008, for municipalities that provide the information as
required by Section 1 of Chapter 532, Laws of 2008, and for all other municipalities from
and after January 1, 2010, this section shall read as follows:]
(1) The clerk of the municipality shall be the registrar of voters of the municipality, and shall
take the oath of office prescribed by Section 268 of the Constitution. The municipal registration
shall conform to the county registration which shall be a part of the official record of registered
voters as contained in the Statewide Elections Management System. The municipal clerk shall
comply with all the provisions of law regarding the registration of voters, including the use of the
voter registration applications used by county registrars and prescribed by the Secretary of State
under Sections 23-15-39 and 23-15-47.
(2) The municipal clerk shall be authorized to register applicants as county electors. The
municipal clerk shall forward notice of registration, a copy of the application for registration, and
any changes to the registration when they occur, either by certified mail to the county registrar or
by personal delivery to the county registrar provided that a numbered receipt is signed by the
registrar in return for the described documents. Upon receipt of the copy of the application for
registration or changes to the registration, and if a review of the application indicates that the
applicant meets all the criteria necessary to qualify as a county elector, then the county registrar
shall make a determination of the county voting precinct in which the person making the
application shall be required to vote. The county registrar shall send this county voting precinct
information by United States first-class mail, postage prepaid, to the person at the address
provided on the application. Any and all mailing costs incurred by the municipal clerk or the
county registrar in effectuating this subsection shall be paid by the county board of supervisors.
If a review of the copy of the application for registration or changes to the registration indicates
that the applicant is not qualified to vote in the county, the county registrar shall challenge the
application. The county election commissioners shall review any challenge or disqualification,
after having notified the applicant by certified mail of the challenge or disqualification.
(3) The municipal clerk shall issue to the person making the application a copy of the
application and the county registrar shall process the application in accordance with the law
regarding the handling of voter registration applications.
(4) The receipt of a copy of the application for registration sent pursuant to Section 23-1539(3) shall be sufficient to allow the applicant to be registered as an elector in the municipality,
provided that such application is not challenged as provided for therein.
(5) The municipal clerk of each municipality shall provide the circuit clerk of the county in
which the municipality is located the information necessary to conform the municipal
registration to the county registration which shall be a part of the official record of registered
voters as contained in the Statewide Elections Management System. If any changes to the
information occur as a result of redistricting, annexation or other reason, it shall be the
responsibility of the municipal clerk to timely provide the changes to the circuit clerk.