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1992 Mississippi Attorney General Reports and Opinions 1218 (1992)

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MIKE MOORE             OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
ATTORNEY GENERAL
OFFICIAL ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OPINION
April 22, 1992
Honorable S.A. Tapp
Tippah County Election Commission
Route 1, Box 131A
Tiplersville, Mississippi 38764
RE: DUTIES OF ELECTION COMISSIONERS AMD CIRCUIT CLERK
Dear Mr. Tapp:
Attorney General Mike Moore has received your letter of
request and has assigned it to me for research and reply. Your
letter states:
As an election commissioner of Tippah County, I am
concerned about several things that are not being
handled to the letter of the law and would like for you
to clarify these laws for me.
First:   Mississippi Code (1972), section 23-15-481
states that the Circuit Clerk and the Commissioners of
Election are to test the automatic counting machines
and serve notice that this is being done.
My question is, should this law be strictly adhered to,
and what is the liability of the commissioners of
elections if this is not done?
Second:   Mississippi Code (1972), section 23-15-483
states that all proceedings at the counting center
shall be under the direction of the Commissioners of
Election or officials in charge of the election.
My question is, who, the Election Commissioners or the
Circuit Clerk, is in charge of the counting and which
of these two should name the person or persons to
operate the automated counter.
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI

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