2012 Mississippi Code
Title 21 - Municipalities
Chapter 8 - Mayor-Council Form of Government
§ 21-8-31. Election offenses

MS Code § 21-8-31 (2012) What's This?

Any municipal officer or employee, other than the mayor and councilmen of any such municipality, who shall, during hours of employment solicit or attempt to influence any person to vote for any particular candidate at any election held in such municipality shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding One Hundred Dollars ($ 100.00) or by imprisonment in the municipal jail not exceeding thirty (30) days, or both such fine and imprisonment.

Disclaimer: These codes may not be the most recent version. Mississippi may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.