§ Miss. Code § 23-15-39(untitled)

Form of application for registration; allowances for office supplies;
determination on application; notice to applicant; assistance to applicant; voter
registration number; fees and costs; forwarding of application.
(1) Applications for registration as electors of this state, which are sworn to and subscribed
before the registrar or deputy registrar authorized by law and which are not made by mail, shall
be made upon a form established by rule duly adopted by the Secretary of State.
(2) The boards of supervisors shall make proper allowances for office supplies reasonably
necessitated by the registration of county electors.
(3) If the applicant indicates on the application that he resides within the city limits of a city
or town in the county of registration, the county registrar shall process the application for
registration or changes to the registration as provided by law.
(4) If the applicant indicates on the application that he has previously registered to vote in
another county of this state or another state, notice to the voter's previous county of registration
in this state shall be provided by the Statewide Elections Management System. If the voter's
previous place of registration was in another state, notice shall be provided to the voter's
previous state of residence if the Statewide Elections Management System has that capability.
(5) The county registrar shall provide to the person making the application a copy of the
application upon which has been written the county voting precinct and municipal voting
precinct, if any, in which the person shall vote. Upon entry of the voter registration information
into the Statewide Elections Management System, the system shall assign a voter registration
number to the person.
(6) Any person desiring an application for registration may secure an application from the
registrar of the county of which he is a resident and may take the application with him and secure
assistance in completing the application from any person of the applicant's choice. It shall be the
duty of all registrars to furnish applications for registration to all persons requesting them, and it
shall likewise be his duty to furnish aid and assistance in the completing of the application when
requested by an applicant. The application for registration shall be sworn to and subscribed
before the registrar or deputy registrar at the municipal clerk's office, the county registrar's office
or any other location where the applicant is allowed to register to vote. No fee or cost shall be
charged the applicant by the registrar for accepting the application or administering the oath or
for any other duty imposed by law regarding the registration of electors.
(7) If the person making the application is unable to read or write, for reason of disability or
otherwise, he shall not be required to personally complete the application in writing and execute
the oath. In such cases, the registrar or deputy registrar shall read to the person the application
and oath and the person's answers thereto shall be recorded by the registrar or his deputy. The
person shall be registered as an elector if he otherwise meets the requirements to be registered as
an elector. The registrar shall record the responses of the person and the recorded responses shall
be retained permanently by the registrar. The registrar shall enter the voter registration
information into the Statewide Elections Management System and designate the entry as an
assisted filing.
(8) The receipt of a copy of the application for registration sent pursuant to Section 23-1535(2) shall be sufficient to allow the applicant to be registered as an elector of this state, if the
application is not challenged.
(9) In any case in which a municipality expands its corporate boundaries by annexation or
redistricts all or a part of the municipality, the municipal clerk shall within ten (10) days after the
effective date of the annexation or after preclearance of the redistricting plan under Section 5 of
the Voting Rights Act of 1965, provide the county registrar with conforming geographic data
that is compatible with the Statewide Elections Management System. The data shall be
developed by the municipality's use of a standardized format specified by the Statewide
Elections Management System. The county registrar shall update the municipal boundary
information or redistricting information into the Statewide Elections Management System. The
Statewide Elections Management System shall update the voter registration records to include
the new municipal electors who have resided within the annexed area for at least thirty (30) days
after annexation and assign the electors to the municipal voting precincts. The county registrar
shall forward to the municipal clerk written notification of the additions and changes, and the
municipal clerk shall forward to the new municipal electors written notification of the additions
and changes. The Statewide Elections Management System shall correctly place municipal
electors within districts whose boundaries were altered by any redistricting conducted within the
municipality and assign such electors to the correct municipal voting precincts.