Section 23-15-525 - Authority of Secretary of State and election commissioners for the safe and efficient use of OMR equipment; resolution board for rejected ballots(1) The Secretary of State shall have the power to issue supplementary instructions and procedures for the safe and efficient use of OMR equipment within the State of Mississippi and to carry out the purpose of the chapter. Subject to such instructions and procedures provided by the Secretary of State and the provisions of this chapter, the election commissioners shall have the power to make additional provisions for the conduct of elections with the OMR equipment.(2) If for any reason the OMR equipment shall become inoperable, the poll managers shall direct voters to operating OMR equipment or to cast emergency paper ballots. The paper ballots shall be administered in accordance with the laws concerning paper ballots.Derived from 1972 Code § 23-7-525 [Laws, 1984, ch. 509, § 13; repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 340]; Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 169, eff. 1/1/1987.Amended by Laws, 2017, ch. 441, HB 467, 97, eff. 7/1/2017.