MS SB2268

Amends Section 23-15-231 of Mississippi Code to require election managers in municipal elections to be qualified electors of the municipality where the polling place is located.

Current law requires election managers to be qualified electors of the county; this bill creates an exception for municipal elections to require municipality qualification instead.

Election commissioners appoint three managers per voting precinct, with at least one designated as election bailiff, and managers should not all be from the same political party when possible.

Requires submission to the U.S. Attorney General or U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for approval under the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Takes effect upon approval under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended and extended.