§ Miss. Code § 23-15-245Duties of election bailiff; polls to be open and clear

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It shall be the duty of the manager designated as bailiff to be present at the voting place, and
to take such steps as will accomplish the purpose of his appointment, and he shall have full
power to do so, and he may summon to his aid all persons present at the voting place. A space
thirty (30) feet in every direction from the polls, or the room in which the election is held, shall
be kept open and clear of all persons except the election officers and two (2) challengers of good
conduct and behavior, selected by each party to detect and challenge illegal voters; and the
electors shall approach the polls from one direction, line, door or passage, and depart in another
as nearly opposite as convenient.

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