§ Miss. Code § 23-15-599Tabulated statement of party vote

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(1) (a) Within ten (10) days after the first primary election and within ten (10) days after the
second primary election, if any, the Chairman of the State Executive Committee shall transmit to
the Secretary of State a tabulated statement of the party vote cast in each county and precinct in
each county in each state and state district election, and each legislative election for districts
consisting of more than one (1) county or parts of more than one (1) county. The statement shall
be transmitted by the State Executive Committee on such forms and by such methods as may be
required by rules and regulations promulgated by the Secretary of State. The statement shall be
filed by the Secretary of State and preserved among the records of his office.
(b) The statement provided for in paragraph (a) of this subsection shall contain a certification
signed and dated by the Chairman of the State Executive Committee, which shall read as
follows:
"I ______________, Chairman of the ____________ Party State Executive Committee, do
hereby certify that, on a majority vote of the ____________ Party State Executive Committee,
these vote totals for each county and for each candidate are the official vote totals for the election
reflected therein."
(2) (a) Within ten (10) days after the first primary election and within ten (10) days after the
second primary election, if any, the county executive committee shall transmit to the Secretary of
State a tabulated statement of the party vote cast in their county and each precinct in their county
in each election for county and county district office and each election for legislative office for
districts containing one (1) county or less. The statement shall be transmitted by the county
executive committee on such forms and by such methods as may be required by rules and
regulations promulgated by the Secretary of State. The statement shall be filed by the Secretary
of State and preserved among the records of his office.
(b) The statement provided for in paragraph (a) of this subsection shall contain a certification
signed and dated by the majority of the members of the county executive committee, which shall
read as follows:
"We, the undersigned members of the county executive committee, do hereby certify that
these vote totals for each candidate are the official vote totals for the election reflected therein."

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