§ Miss. Code § 23-15-403(untitled)

Authority to purchase or rent voting machines; construction of voting
machines.
The board of supervisors of any county in the State of Mississippi and the governing
authorities of any municipality in the State of Mississippi are hereby authorized and empowered,
in their discretion, to purchase or rent any voting machine or machines which shall be so
constructed as to fulfill the following requirements: It shall secure to the voter secrecy in the act
of voting; it shall provide facilities for voting for all candidates of as many political parties or
organizations as may make nominations, and for or against as many questions as submitted; it
shall, except at primary elections, permit the voter to vote for all the candidates of one party or in
the part for the candidates of one or more other parties; it shall permit the voter to vote for as
many persons for an office as he is lawfully entitled to vote for, but not more; it shall prevent the
voter from voting for the same person more than once for the same office; it shall permit the
voter to vote for or against any question he may have the right to vote on, but no other; if used in
primary elections, it shall be so equipped that the election officials can lock out all rows except
those of the voter's party by a single adjustment on the outside of the machine; it shall correctly
register or record and accurately count all votes cast for any and all persons and for or against
any and all questions; it shall be provided with a "protective counter" or "protective device"
whereby any operation of the machine before or after the election will be detected; it shall be
provided with a counter which shall show at all times during an election how many persons have
voted; it shall be provided with a mechanical model, illustrating the manner of voting on the
machine, suitable for the instruction of voters; it may also be provided with one (1) device for
each party, for voting for all the presidential electors of that party by one (1) operation, and a
ballot therefor containing only the words "Presidential Electors For" preceded by the name of
that party and followed by the names of the candidates thereof for the offices of President and
Vice-President, and a registering device therefor which shall register the vote cast for said
electors when thus voted collectively; provided, however, that means shall be furnished whereby
the voter can cast a vote for individual electors when permitted to do so by law.