Mississippi Code
Miss. Code Ann. § 23-15-21 (2026)
Non-citizen not to register or vote
✓ current as of July 2026
It shall be unlawful for any person who is not a citizen of the United States or the State of Mississippi to register or to vote in any primary, special or general election in the state.
Derived from 1972 Code § 23-5-41 [Codes, 1930, § 6189; 1942, § 3217; Laws, 1924, ch. 154; repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 335]; Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 7, eff. 1/1/1987.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 2001–2014 · leading case: True the Vote v. Hosemann, 43 F. Supp. 3d 693 (S.D. Miss. 2014).
True the Vote v. Hosemann, 43 F. Supp. 3d 693 (S.D. Miss. 2014). “Code § 23-15-33 (detailing Registrar’s responsibilities regarding registering electors to vote); id.”
Wright v. State, 805 So. 2d 577 (Miss. Ct. App. 2001). “'" Miss.Code Ann. § 23-15-21 (Rev.1990). It is hard to imagine that no violation of due process inures to the benefit of a criminal defendant who is convicted by a jury composed of a nonresident when our law makes it a crime for that nonresident to *586 register to vote in our…”
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