{"data":{"id":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-23-15-503","jurisdiction":"us-ms","citation":"Miss. Code Ann. § 23-15-503","heading":"Miss. Code Ann. § 23-15-503","body":"As used in this subarticle, unless otherwise specified:\n\n(a) “ Optimal mark reading (OMR) ” means a method of capturing data electronically into a computer system.\n\n(b) “ Optical mark reading equipment (OMR) ” means an apparatus that reads pen and pencil marks made in pre-defined positions on paper ballots to automatically examine and count votes.\n\n(c) “ Counting center ” means one or more locations used for the automatic counting of ballots.\n\n(d) “ Marking device ” means a pen or pencil that the voters use to record their paper ballots, which is readable by the OMR equipment.\n\n(e) “ Ballot ” means a paper ballot on which votes are recorded by means of marking the ballot with a marking device.","path":["MS Code","Title 23"],"source_url":"https://legislature.ms.gov/","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:17Z","sha256":"96912821760313a54506d8eacf0199790a15a24d6836a47b5798a4ee8c4c0aed","source_id":"us-ms","stale":false,"prev":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-23-15-5","next":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-23-15-505"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}