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Miss. Code Ann. § 23-15-913: Judges to be available to hear and resolve election day disputes.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 23. Elections
- Chapter 15. Mississippi Election Code
- Article 29. Election Contests.
- Subarticle A. General Provisions.
The judges listed and selected to hear election disputes, as provided in Section 23-15-951, shall be available on election day to immediately hear and resolve any election day disputes. The rules for filing pleadings shall be relaxed to carry out the purposes of this section. The judges selected shall perform no other judicial duties on election day. The Supreme Court shall make judges available to hear disputes in the county in which the disputes occur but no judge shall hear disputes in the district or county in which he or she was elected nor shall any judge hear any dispute in which any potential conflict may arise. Each judge shall be fair and impartial and shall be assigned on that basis.
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