Mississippi Code
Miss. Code Ann. § 23-15-1 (2026)
Short title
✓ current as of July 2026
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Mississippi Election Code."
Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 1, eff. 1/1/1987.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8
cases, 1991–2007 · leading case: Barbour v. Gunn, 890 So. 2d 843 (Miss. 2004).
Barbour v. Gunn, 890 So. 2d 843 (Miss. 2004). “The Mississippi Election Code, Miss.Code Ann. §§ 23-15-1 through XX-XX-XXXX (Rev.”
Monique Brooks Montgomery v. Democratic Exec. Comm., 969 So. 2d 1 (Miss. 2007). “Nonetheless, after an exhaustive review of the Mississippi Constitution and amendments thereto, relevant federal and state court rulings, and the 1987 adoption of the Mississippi Election Code, Miss. Code Ann. § 23-15-1 et seq. (Rev. 2001),2 I am convinced this primary election…”
Adams Cnty. Election Com'n v. Sanders, 586 So. 2d 829 (Miss. 1991). “Second, the Chancellor's order sets forth an election schedule that does not comport with the time frames set forth by the state election code, Miss. Code Ann. § 23-15-1 et seq. (1972, as amended).”
Straughter v. Collins, 819 So. 2d 1244 (Miss. 2002). “Straughter subsequently timely filed a complaint alleging that Collins caused his supporters to intimidate voters and to coerce their votes, and that his supporters engaged in other improper acts, in violation of the Mississippi Election Code, Miss. Code Ann. §§ 23-15-1 et seq.…”
McIntosh v. Sanders, 831 So. 2d 1111 (Miss. 2002). “The Mississippi Election Code, Miss.Code Ann. §§ 23-15-1 to -1111(2001 & Supp.”
Jep Barbour v. Philip Gunn (Miss. 2003). “The Mississippi Election Code, Miss. Code Ann. §§ 23-15-1 through 23-15-1111 (Rev.”
McArthur Straughter v. Cobie Collins (Miss. 2000). “Straughter subsequently timely filed a complaint alleging that Collins caused his supporters to intimidate voters and to coerce their votes, and that his supporters engaged in other improper acts, in violation of the Mississippi Election Code, Miss. Code Ann. §§ 23-15-1 et seq.…”
Hosford v. Ray, 806 F. Supp. 1297 (S.D. Miss. 1992). “Also named as a defendant is the Madison County Election Commission, charged by state law with administering the Mississippi Election Code in Madison County and with supervising that county’s general and special elections pursuant to Miss.Code Ann. §§ 23-15-1 et seq.,…”
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