MS SB2479

Amends the examination procedure for ballot boxes and election records to include marked pollbooks, voting machines, and other documents used to record election results, with specific timeframes based on office type (10 days for county offices, 14 days for state district/multicounty legislative offices, 21 days for statewide offices).

Requires candidates contesting primary elections to file petitions within 20 days after certification by the county executive committee for county and single county legislative offices, or within 30 days for state district/multicounty legislative offices, or within 40 days for statewide offices.

Establishes that the State Executive Committee must declare results of contested primary elections within 10 days after a petition is filed.

Requires that marked pollbooks be included in the ballot box along with voting machine records, with the number of ballots voted corresponding to the number of names marked "VOTED" in the pollbook.

Clarifies that examination of election records is not governed by the Mississippi Public Records Act and must be conducted in the presence of the circuit clerk to prevent tampering or removal of materials.