§ Miss. Code § 23-15-607(untitled)

Determination of election for judges of Supreme Court and Court of
Appeals.
(1) The commissioners of election shall, within ten (10) days after an election for judges of
the Supreme Court or Court of Appeals, transmit to the Secretary of State, to be filed in his
office, a statement of the whole number of votes given in their county, and the whole number of
votes given in each precinct in their county, for each candidate for the office of judge of the
Supreme Court or Court of Appeals, and the Secretary of State shall immediately notify each
member of the State Board of Election Commissioners in writing to assemble at his office on a
day to be fixed by him, to be within ten (10) days after the receipt by him of such statement, and
when assembled pursuant to such notice the State Board of Election Commissioners shall sum up
the whole number of votes given for each candidate for judge of the Supreme Court or Court of
Appeals according to the total number of votes in each county for each candidate as certified to
the Secretary of State, ascertain the person or persons to be elected; and thereupon all persons
chosen to such office at the election shall be commissioned by the Governor; but if it appears
that two (2) or more candidates for judge of the Supreme Court or Court of Appeals standing
highest on the list, and not elected, have an equal number of votes, the election shall be forthwith
decided between the candidates having an equal number of votes by lots, fairly and publicly
drawn under the direction of the State Board of Election Commissioners.
(2) The statements required by this section shall contain a certification, signed and dated by a
majority of the commissioners of election, which shall read as follows:
"We, the undersigned commissioners of election, do hereby certify that this statement of the
whole number of votes contain the official vote for the election reflected therein."
(3) The statements required by this section shall be transmitted to the Secretary of State on
such forms and by such methods as may be required by rules and regulations promulgated by the
Secretary of State.