§ Miss. Code § 23-15-405Use of voting machines

Whenever the board of supervisors of any county or the governing authorities of any
municipality shall purchase or rent voting machines that meet the requirements of this article,
such voting machines may be used at all elections held in such county or municipality, or in any
part thereof, for voting, registering and counting votes cast at such elections. In providing voting
machines, the board of supervisors is hereby empowered to purchase or rent voting machines for
each voting precinct in the entire county, including those located within the municipality, or, in
the discretion of the board, voting machines may be purchased or rented only for those voting
precincts located outside the limits of the municipalities located in said county. The board of
supervisors of any county and the governing authorities of any municipality may jointly purchase
or rent voting machines for all of the voting precincts in the entire county. Whenever voting
machines have been purchased or rented by either the board of supervisors or the governing
authorities of a municipality, for use at voting precincts within the county or within the
municipality, said voting machines may be used at said voting precincts in all elections, and the
officials in charge of the election to be held shall cause the voting machines to be prepared and
used at such election as provided for herein. Voting machines of different kinds may be adopted
for different counties within the state.
Voting machines may be used in combination with paper ballots in any election at the
discretion of and under rules and regulations set up by the officials in charge of the election.