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Miss. Code Ann. § 97-13-27: Registration; neglect or misconduct by registrar.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 97. Crimes
- Chapter 13. Election Crimes
If any registrar appointed by law to register votes shall intentionally refuse or neglect to register any voter entitled to registration, or register any voter not entitled to registration, he shall be punished, on conviction, be imprisoned in the State Penitentiary not more than two (2) years, or be fined not more than Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00), or both; or in a county jail not more than one (1) year, or be fined not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or both.
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