SEC. 23-15-113. Form of registration books.

The registration books are to be in the following form: Files shall contain copies of the applications for registration completed by electors, which applications shall show the date of registration and signature of elector, and such files shall be known as registration books. The files described herein may be recorded on microfilm or computer software for convenience and efficiency in storage.

SOURCES: Derived from 1972 Code Sec. 23-5-25 [Codes, 1892, Sec. 3607; 1906, Sec. 4113; Hemingway's 1917, Sec. 6747; 1930, Sec. 6182; 1942, Sec. 3210; Laws, 1952, ch. 398, Sec. 1; 1955, Ex Sess, ch. 102, Sec. 5; 1962, ch. 569, Sec. 3; 1965, Ex Sess, ch. 12, Sec. 1; Laws, 1984, ch. 457, Sec. 4; Repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 495, Sec. 335]; En, Laws, 1986, ch. 495, Sec. 30, eff from and after January 1, 1987.

1997 Amendment:

SECTION 3. Section 23-15-113, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

23-15-113. The registration books are to be in the following form: The voter registration files shall contain copies of the applications for registration completed by electors, which applications shall show the date of registration and signature of elector, and such files shall be known as registration books. The files described herein may be recorded on microfilm or computer software for convenience and efficiency in storage.

SOURCE: 1997 Laws, Chapter 421, Sec. 3, HB1470, Voting Rights Act.

Note: 1997 Laws, Chapter 421, Section 4, state as follows:

SECTION 4. The Attorney General of the State of Mississippi shall submit this act, immediately upon approval by the Governor, or upon approval by the Legislature subsequent to a veto, to the Attorney General of the United States or to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia in accordance with the provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended and extended.