§ 23-15-531.2. Manner in which DRE units must be arranged at polling places
DRE units shall be arranged in the polling place in such a manner as to: Ensure the privacy of the elector while voting on the units; Allow monitoring of the units by the poll managers while the polls are open; and Permit the public and lawful poll watchers to observe the voting without affecting the […]
§ 23-15-531.3. Form of ballot; requirements where color display is used
The ballots for DRE units shall be of such size and arrangement as will suit the construction of the DRE screen and shall be in plain, clear type that is easily readable by persons with normal vision. If the DRE unit has the capacity for color display, the names of all candidates in a particular […]
§ 23-15-531.4. Circuit clerk to be custodian of county DRE units; municipal clerk to be custodian of municipal DRE units
The circuit clerk shall be the custodian of the DRE units acquired by the county and shall be charged with the proper storage, maintenance and repair of the county’s DRE units. The municipal clerk shall be the custodian of the DRE unit acquired by the municipality, and shall be charged with the proper storage, maintenance […]
§ 23-15-531.5. Arrangement of offices, names of candidates and ballot questions on DRE ballots; creation of database for DRE units
The arrangement of offices, names of candidates and ballot questions upon the DRE ballots shall conform as nearly as practicable to the arrangement of offices, names of candidates and ballot questions on paper ballots. The officials in charge of the election of each county or municipality shall cause the creation of the database for each […]
§ 23-15-531.6. Minimum number of machines to be used; officials to ensure delivery of proper DRE units to polling places at least one hour before polls open; each unit to be tested, inspected and sealed prior to delivery to polling place; memory cards and encoders to be tested; protection against molestation of or injury to DRE units; preparation of DRE units for voting
For each primary or general election, the officials in charge of the election shall use at least seventy-five percent (75%) of all DRE units available to the county or municipality, as the case may be. For all other elections in which the officials in charge of the election choose to use DRE units, at least […]
§ 23-15-531.9. Manner in which elector to vote on DRE unit; voiding of ballots in certain instances when elector does not complete voting process
A duly qualified elector shall cast his or her vote on a DRE unit by touching the screen or pressing the appropriate button on the DRE unit for the candidate or ballot measure of the elector’s choice. After pressing the appropriate button on the DRE unit or location on the screen to cast the ballot, […]
§ 23-15-531.10. Counting votes and determining results in elections conducted with DREs
In elections in which DRE units are used, the ballots shall be counted at the precinct under the direction of the officials in charge of the election. All persons who perform any duties at the precinct shall take the oath provided in Section 268, Mississippi Constitution of 1890 and only those persons shall touch any […]
§ 23-15-531.12. Emergency paper ballots to be cast if DRE unit becomes inoperable
If for any reason any DRE unit shall become inoperable, the poll managers, or the officials in charge of the election, shall direct voters to an operating DRE unit or to cast emergency paper ballots. Such paper ballots shall be administered in accordance with the laws concerning paper ballots.
§ 23-15-531. Direct recording electronic voting equipment (DRE unit) defined
“Direct recording electronic voting equipment (DRE unit)” means a computer driven unit for casting and counting votes on which an elector touches a video screen or a button adjacent to a video screen to cast his or her vote.
§ 23-15-531.1. Minimum requirements DRE systems must meet to be used in elections
The board of supervisors of each county and the governing authorities of each municipality are hereby authorized and empowered, in their discretion, to purchase or rent DRE units that meets the requirements of subsection (2) of this section and may use such system in all or a part of the precincts within its boundaries. The […]