§ Miss. Code § 23-15-531.4(untitled)

Duties of official in charge of election in regard to use of DREs; circuit
clerk to be custodian of DRE units; testing of DRE units prior to election.
(1) The officials in charge of the election of each county or municipality shall:
(a) Cause the proper ballot design and style to be programmed for each DRE unit which is to
be used in any precinct within the county or municipality;
(b) Cause each DRE unit to be placed in proper order for voting;
(c) Examine each unit before it is sent to a polling place;
(d) Verify that each registering mechanism is set at zero; and
(e) Properly secure each unit so that the counting machinery cannot be operated until later
authorized.
(2) The circuit clerk shall be the custodian of the DRE units acquired by the county.
(3) The officials in charge of the election shall be responsible for the preparation of the units
to be used in the county or municipality at the primaries and other elections in the county or
municipality.
(4) (a) On or before the third day preceding any election, except runoff elections, the officials
in charge of the election shall have each DRE unit tested to ascertain that it will correctly count
the votes cast for all offices and on all questions in a manner that the Secretary of State may
prescribe by rule or regulation.
(b) On or before the third day preceding any runoff election, the officials in charge of the
election shall test a number of DRE units at random to ascertain that the units will correctly
count the votes cast for all offices. If the total number of DRE units in the county is thirty (30)
units or less, all of the units shall be tested. If the total number of DRE units in the county is
more than thirty (30) but not more than one hundred (100), then at least one-half (1/2) of the
units shall be tested at random. If there are more than one hundred (100) DRE units in the
county, the officials in charge of the election shall test at least fifteen percent (15%) of the units
at random. In no event shall the officials in charge of the election test less than one (1) DRE unit
per precinct. All memory cards to be used in the runoff shall be tested. Public notice of the time
and place of the test shall be made at least five (5) days prior thereto. Representatives of
candidates, political parties, news media and the public shall be permitted to observe such tests.
(5) In every primary or general election, the officials in charge of the election shall furnish, at
the expense of the county or municipality, all ballots, forms of certificates and other papers and
supplies required under this subarticle which are not furnished by the Secretary of State, all of
which shall be in the form and according to any specifications prescribed from time to time by
the Secretary of State.