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Your official ballot should contain all groups of Presidentia l Elec tors , United States Senator, the C o ngress ional Ca.ndidatl'S, ei ther indepen­dent o r o f each po li tica l part)', of you r Con­g ressional District, the Sup reme C oH rt C ll nd i­dates in yo ur Supreme Court District, Candi­datt:s fur County Board of Education fur Districts 3 & 4 onl y o f your county, and Candidates for County Boanl of Election Com­missionC' rs.

Candida tes lor County Board of Election Commissioners should be lis ted under the political party they represent, if any, or as independents. All candidates shall be voted on county-wide, includin g the proposed Consti tu­tional Amendments .

The candidates for County Board of Educa­tion and County Board of Election Commis­sioner> should be listed following the state and state dis tric t candidates appearing on th is sample ballot.

The proposed ConstJtutional Amendment should appear on the regular ballot following the listing of the names of the candidntcs.

.>Jthough the Members of the County Board of Education from Districts 3 & 4 and the Member> of the County Board of Election Commissioners are to be elected by a county ~ wide vote , each must be a resident nnd qual­ified e lector of the SupeiVisor's District from which he qualifies as a candidate.

Section 3263, Code of Mississippi of 1942 , "The arrangements of the names of the candi­dates, and th~ Q!'.!~r Lll whi£h \hg titl~! Qf \hg various offices shall be printed, and the size, print, and quality of paper of the official ballot is le ft to the discretion of the officer charged with printing the offici.! ballot; but the ar­rangement need not be unifonn." It is the duty of the Secretary of State, with the ap­proval of the Governor, to furnish the desig­nated commissioners of each county a sample of the official ballot, the general form at wh ich shall be foll owed as nearly as practicable.

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HEBER LADNER Secretary of · State

SAMPLE OFFICIAL BALLOT

STATE OF MISSISSIPPI

REGULAR ELECfiON November 2, 1976

FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS

(Vote for Seven)

NOMINEES OF THE DEMOCHATIC PARTY OF THE

STATE OF MISSIS SlPPI PLEDGED TO VOTE FOR

JIMMY CARTER For Pre sident

and

WALTER MONDALE

For Vice President of the United States of America

ALLY MACK ............. .................... ·--0 LARRY W EEDEN, SR . ................. 0 MRS. GERHl ALDY .............. .......... .0 ODELL GHA Y, SR. ..... ·-·-·-----·----·--·--.0 CLIFF EASLEY, JR . .... ... _____ ............ .0 ARWILLA DAVISON ... --·--·-.. ----·---.. -.0 JORJA TURNlPSEED --·-------·- -.. --.. ·.0

NoM!Nilils 6F THE MISSISSIPPI REPUBLICAN PARTY

PLEDGED TO VOTE FOR

GERALD R. FORD For President

and

ROBERT DOLE

For Vioe President of the United States of America

IJAVID NEW . . .... .. . - ...... Q HENRY SELF .. ....................... ...... ·-0 HUGH M. DICKSON ·---·---·-·-.. - .. -----.0 Al,LEN PRASSE;L ................. ...... 0 WlLL1i\tl! M. PITIS ...................... ... Q E. W. BLOSS MAN ..... ............ ....... --.. -0 LYLE CASHION ............................. .0

NOMINEES OF THE MISSISSIPPI ATvlERICAN PARTY

PLEDGED TO VOTE FOR

THOMAS J. ANDERSON For President

and

RUFUS SHACKELFORD

For Vice President of the United States of America

GEORGE GWIN .. .................... ·· 0 TOM ROYAL ..... ................. ...... 0 KIM MIDDLEBROOK ... ...... .... --.0 JOHN EVANS ... ·-- . ..... . . .... ... .0 BEN NEWMAN -· ................... .... 0 ELLEN CAMPBELL ............ ........ --·- 0 W. R. SMITH .. -· ........... ..... - ... -·-0

INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS

PLEDGED TO VOTE FOR

LESTER G. MADDOX For President

and

WILLIAM D. DYKE

For Vice President o£ the United Stutes of America

LOUIS W. HOLLIS ............................ 0 AL FRED DANIEL ............................ 0 J. W. FORD .... ................... ............... 0 W. D . LORD, JR. ...................... . ...... . 0 W. STRICKLAN SLIGH, JR. ... ..... .0 MRS. GLADYS AVANTS .............. .. 0 OTHO DAVIS ---·- ..... .... ......... . . .. 0

INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECfORS

PLEDGED TO VOTE FOR

ROGER LEA MacBRIDE For President

and

DAVID P. BERGLAND

For V~t.e- Pres iJ..:nt of the United States of America

JOSEPH L. VERSEN ................... --.. ·0 JIMMY M. PENDER ................. ------·-0 EMILY S. PENDER ...... ·-·--·------ .. ·-·---0 CHARLES H. LOGAN --.. ··---------------·0 MICHAEL ALBERT NASH ........... . 0 GLENN LEE GARVIN ...... ·-----·-·---0 CHARLES M. CLARK .................. ·-·-·-0

INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS

PLEDGED TO VOT E FOR

PETER CAMEJO For President

and

WILLIE MAE REID

For Vice President of the United States of America

BETTY L. DIXON -· .................... .. ·--0 ALBERTA TOWERS .......................... 0 ANNIE JEWELL JONES ................. 0 EDGAR A. SANDIFER, JR. ........ ·0 JOHNNY L. ESTES ................ ........... 0 . PATRICIA H. LOEWEN ................ .. 0 ALICE POWERS ............................ .... 0

INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES FOR PHESIDENTIAL ELECfORS

PLEDGED TO VOTE FOR

EUGENE J. McCARTHY For Pres ident

and

SHARON STONE KILPATRICK

For Vice President of the United States of America

JOHN GARNER .................................. 0 LEE ANNE MORGAN ................. ·-·-0 PAUL T. MURRAY .............................. 0 WALTER J. TEEUWISSEN .............. Q MARGARET A. WODETZKI ......... .0 MAllY J. KNJCIIT 0 SAMUEL L. WALTERS ....... .... . ... 0

FOR UNITED STATES SENATOR

(Vote for One)

(Democratic Party)

JOHN C. STENN IS ........................ ·0 ·-"" .......... ". -· .... ---" ·-· ......... "-·--.. -" ---.- " .... 0

FOR UNITED STATES

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FIRST DI STHICT

(Vote for One)

(Democratic Party)

JAMIE L. WHITTEN ........................ 0 ....................... ---·-· """"""" ·-·--·----------.. -. 0

FOR UNITED STATES

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SECOND DISTIUCT

(Vote for One)

(Democratic Party)

DAVID R. BOWEN ----·--·---- ..... ·--·-----0 --·-·----__ , --· ·--· ----·--·--" .. ·----. --·-· .... -...... ·--·-·. 0

(Republican Party)

DR. ROLAND BYRD .... ......... -~- ·-·--.... 0 ..... ... o

(American Party)

' H. B. (Brownie) WELLS .................. 0 - -. -----. -·-·-·---·--------------------· . ·----·----·. -·. 0

. FOR UNITED STATES

HOUSE OF TIEPTIF.SF.NTATIVES THIRD DlSTIUCT

(Vote for One)

(Democratic Party)

G. \'. (Sonny) MONTGOMERY · 0 ......... ...... .... ............ ...... ...... ........ .... ·- .. " "" 0

(Republican Party)

DOROTHY COLBY CLEVELAND 0 ---" ·-----"" . -·-·-... " .... ·-...... -"" --"""" --.. -"-"". 0

FOR UNITED STATES

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FOURTH DISTRICT

(Vote for One)

(Democratic Party)

STERLING P. DAVIS .......... ............ 0 ········----·--·--------------------··· .... ····· . .... . 0

(Republican Party)

THAD COCHRAN ............... 0 ...... 0

(American Party)

BOB NORMAN ................. ----·--·--·--·-·---0 ---·--· ·---·-·--· .. -.. --. ·-". ·----·-· -·. ·-. ·---· -·- ---. ·-· ·-." -· 0

(Independent)

LUTHER G. LATHAM -·--·--.. - ........ 0 .............................................................. " 0

FOR UNITED STATES

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FIFTH DISTRICT

(Vote for One)

(Democratic Party)

GERALD BLESSEY -·--·--·-----·--·-·---.. - ·.0 .. .............. 0

(Republican Party)

TRENT LOTI ....... ...................... .. .0 ....... ·-_, ___ .. -.... -· "-·-.... "---". ---"-"" --... -.... "" 0

FOR SUPREME COURT JUDGE

F irst (CP.ntral) D;stdct Position No. 3. (Vote for One)

(Democratic Party)

ROY NOBLE LEE ·-·----- -· ------·---·-.. ·-·-0 n

FOR SUPREME COURT JUDGE Second (Southern) District

Position No, 2 (Vote for One)

(Democratic Party)

VERNON H. BROOM ............ .......... 0 .................. , _________ , ......................... -.......... 0

FOR SUPREME COURT JUDGE

Third (Northern) District Position No. 1 (Vote for One)

(Democratic Party)

R. P. SUGG ............................................ 0 -----·---·----.. --- --·-. ·---. ". ·-------·---· ---. ·--· . "-·--· . ·--0

FOR SUPREME COURT JUDGE

Third (Northern) District Position No. 2 (Vote for One)

(Democratic Party)

L. A. SMITH, JR. ·----·----------·- -----0 --·---. -·---------. ---· ----·----·-· ------.. ----·-----· ----0

SENATE CONCUHHENT HESOLUT!ON No. 548

A CONCUHH ENT HESOLUTION PRO­POSING AN A~IEND~ I ENT TO SECTION 1G8, MISSISS IPPI CONSTITUTION Or 1890, TO PROVIDE THAT THE CLE:HK OF THE SUPRE~ t E COUHT SHALL BE APPOINTED DY TilE JUDGES OF T il E SUPHE~IE COU!\T.

BE IT RESOLVED llY THE LEG!SLA­T U!\E OF T !I E STt\TE Or W SS!SSIPPI , TWO-TH!HDS OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTAT IVES CONCU l\­HING THE l\E lN, W II!CH TWO-T HIHDS CONSISTS OF NOT LESS TH AN A MA­)OHITY OF THE ~ !EM UEHS ELECTED TO EAC H !lOUSE, That the fo ll owing amcnd­menl to the Cumititut ion uf 1890 of the Sta te of Missb.s ippi he s\1 h mi tted to the quali fied electors of the State fur ratification or re jeclion at an e lectio n to be h eld on the first Tuesday :titer the first ~ ! onda y of November, 1076.

Amend Sedion 168, 1\Iississippi Constitution of 1890, to read as follows:

Section 168. The clerk of the Supreme Court shall be appointed by the S>~ p remc Court in the manner and for n term as shall be provided by the Lcgislatme, and the clerk of the circuit court and the cl erk of the chan­cery court shall be se lcctt:cl in each county in the manner p rovided by lnw, and shal l hold offi ce fo r the te nn of fou r (·1) ycn rs , nnd the Legislature shall provide by law what duties shall he performed durin g- vacntion hy the clerks of the t: ircuit and (:hance..:ry courts , su b~ ject to the approval of the cour t.

BE IT FUl\TII EH HESOLVED, 1 hat the Secre tary o f Sta te is hereby di rected to g ive public notke of nn dcction in the ma nner and for the time provided by Section 273 o f the Cons titut ion, nnd an election is hereby called nnd fixt!d to be hdd on the f irs t Tuesday nfter the firs t Monday in Novem ber, 1976 fo r the purpose of submitting this 11 nd o ther amend~ mcnts to the Cun~ t il u tion to qual ified c: lccton or this stute for approv:d ur reject ion, said election to be conducted and held ns provided hy law for sta tewiJe gtneral e lections.

For The Amendment .. ............ _ ..... ----Q

Against The Amendment .................. ------D

SAMPLE

OFFICIAL BALLOT STATE OF MISSISSIPPI REGULAR ELECTION

NOVEMBER 7, 1978

FOR UNITED STATES SENATOR

(Vote For One)

(Democratic Party)

MAURICE DANTIN ----------------------- ( ) ---------------------------< )

(Republican Party)

THAD COCHRAN --------------------------- ( ) --------------------------- ---( )

(Independent) CHARLES EVERS ___ _ _________________ ( ) HENRY J. KIRKSEY ----------------·---· ( ) --------·-------------------------------------------- ( )

FOR UNITED STATES

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FIRST DISTRICT

(Vote For One)

(Democratic Party) JAMIE L. WHITTEN _______________ ( )

_______________________________ ......... --- ( )

(Republican Party) T. K. MOFFETT _______ __________________ ( )

-------·----------·----------------------- --- ( )

(Independent)

HORACE E. HUTCHESON --------- ( ) ------------------------- -------------------- ----- ( )

FOR UNITED STATES

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SECOND DISTRICT

(Vote For One)

(Democratic Party) DAVID R. BOWEN _____________________ ( ) -------------------------------------- ------ ( )

(Republican Party)

DR. ROLAND BYRD __ _ ----------- ( ) ----------------------------------------- ( )

FOR UNITED STATES

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES THIRD DISTRICT

(Vote For One)

(Democratic Party) G. V. (SONNY) MONTGOMERY .. ( ) ---------------------------------------------------- ( )

(Republican Party) DOROTHY CLEVELAND ________ ( ) ------------------------------------------- ( )

FOR UNITED STATES

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FOURTH DISTRICT

(Vote For One)

(Democratic Party) JOHN HAMPTON STENNIS ______ ( ) ________ ___ , ________________________________________ ( )

(Republican Party) JON C. HINSON _______ --------- ( )

---------< ) (Independent)

PERRY DILLARD _____________________ ( ) EVAN DOSS _____ -----· ________ ( ) MARY M. MAXEY ____ _( ) ---------------------------------------------- ------ ( )

FOR UNITED STATES

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FIFTH DISTRICT

(Vote For One)

(Republican Party) TRENT LOTI ___________________________ ( ) ----------------------------- ( )

FOR SUPREME COURT JUDGE FIRST (CENTRAL) DISTRICT

Position Two (Vote For One)

(Democratic Party)

FRANCIS S. BOWLING -----------( ) --------------------------------------------- ( )

FOR SUPREME COURT JUDGE

SECOND (SOUTHERN) DISTRICT

Position One (Vote For One)

(Democratic Party) NEVILLE PATTERSON _____________ ( )

----------------------------------- ( )

FOR CHANCERY COURT JUDGE

FIRST DISTRICT

Plaee One (Vote For One)

(Democratic Party)

FRED P. WRIGHT -------------------------( ) -----------------·----------.. ----------- ( )

Place Two (Vote For One)

(Democratic Party) JAMES E. BOST _ _ - ___________________ ( ) ------------------------------------------- ( )

Place Three (Vote For One)

(Democratic Party) GEORGE F. ADAMS __ ____ _ __________ ( ) ---------------- ------------------------------- ( )

FOR CHANCERY COURT JUDGE

SECOND DISTRICT

(Vote For One)

(Democratic Party) OSBORN GUYTON IDOM ________ ( ) _________________________ , _______________________ ( )

FOR CHANCERY COURT JUDGE

THIRD DISTRICT

Place One (Vote For One)

(Democratic Party) DENNIS M. BAKER ____________ __________ ( ) ----------------------------------------( )

Place Two (Vote For One)

(Democratic Party) LEON E. HANNAFORD, SR. ______ ( ) ------------------------------------( )

FOR CHANCERY COURT JUDGE

FOURTH DISTRICT

(Vote For One)

(Democratic Party) BERT H. JONES __________________ ______ ( )

--------------------------( )

FOR CHANCERY COURT JUDGE

FIFTH DISTRICT

Place One (Vote For One)

(Democratic Party) PAUL G. ALEXANDER __________ ( --------------------------------------------- -- ---- (

Place Two

(Vote For One)

(Democratic Party) JOE G. MOSS ________________ _ ___ ( ) ----------------------------------- ( )

Place Three (Vote For One)

(Democratic Party) J. C. STENNETT __________________ ( ) ·------------------------------- ( )

Place Four (Vote For One)

(Republican Party) JAMES ARDEN BARNETT _____ ( ) ·---------·--·------------------------ ( )

FOR CHANCERY COURT JUDGE

SIXTH DISTRICT

Place One (Vote For One)

(Democratic Party) EDWARD C. PRISOCK _____________ ( ) ------------------------------------------ ( )

Place Two (Vote For One)

(Democratic Party) JOHN C. LOVE, JR. _________________ ( ) --------------------------------------------- ( )

FOR CHANCERY COURT JUDGE

SEVENTH DISTRICT

Place One (Vote For One)

(Democratic Party) WM. H. BIZZELL ____________________ (

Plaee Two (Vote For One)

(Democratie Party) HARVEY T. ROSS

__ (

---- ( ) ---< )

FOR CHANCERY COURT JUDGE

EIGHTH DISTRICT

Place One (Vote For One)

(Democratic Party) WILLIAM L. STEW ART ___________ ( ) --------------------------------------------------- ( )

Place Two (Vote For One)

(Democratic Party)

JASON H. FLOYD, JR. --------------- ( ) ------------ ------------ ---------------- ( )

Place Three (Vote For One)

(Democratic Party) J. S. (JOHNNY) MORRIS ___ ____ ( )

-------------------------------- < )

FOR CHANCERY COURT JUDGE

NINTH DISTRICT

Place One (Vote For One)

(Democratic Party) WILLARD L. MciLWAIN

Place Two (Vote For One)

(Democratic Party)

( ) - - ( )

NAT W. BULLARD _____________ ( ) ----------------- ---------------------------------------- ( )

FOR CHANCERY COURT JUDGE

TENTH DISTRICT

Place One (Vote For One)

(Democratic Party) HOWARD L. PATTERSON, JR. ____ ( ) ----------------------- ----------------- ( )

Place Two (Vote For One)

(Democratic Party) SEBE DALE, JR. _________ ________ ( ) -------------------------< )

Place Three (Vote For One)

(Democratic Party) MICHAEL SULLIVAN _____________ _ ( ) -------------------------------- ------------------ ( )

FOR CHANCERY COURT JUDGE

ELEVENTH DISTRICT

Place One

(Vote For One)

(Democratic Party) EDWARD G. CORTRIGHT ______ ( ) -- ------ --- ·- -- ------------------------- ( )

Place Two (Vote For One)

(Democratic Party) G. MILTON CASE ___________________ ( ) ----------------------------------------- ( )

(Republican Party) A. R. WRIGHT, JR. ______________ ( ) ------------.. __ --------------------------------- ( )

(Independent)

FERR SMITH ___ ----------------------- ( ) ------------------------------- ( )

FOR CHANCERY COURT JUDGE

TWELFfH DISTRICT

Place One (Vote For One)

(Democratic Party) WILLIAM NEVILLE ______________ ( ) ---------------------------------------- ( )

Place Two (Vote For One)

(Democratic Party) HOWARD R. PIGFORD ___________ ( ) --------------------------------------- ( )

FOR CHANCERY COURT JUDGE

THIRTEENTH DISTRICT

(Vote For One)

(Democratic Party) JOSEPH W. WALKER ______________ ( ) ----------------------------- .. _( )

FOR CHANCERY COURT JUDGE

FOURTEENTH DISTRICT

Place One (Vote For One)

(Democratic Party) LENORE LOVING PRATHER _( -- -------------------------- (

Place Two (Vote For One)

(Democratic Party) WOODROW W. BRAND, JR. _____ ( ) -------------------------------------------- ( )

FOR CHANCERY COURT JUDGE

FIFTEENTH DISTRICT

(Vote For One)

(Democratic Party) MIKE CARR ------------------ _______ _______ ( ) ------------------------------------( )

FOR CHANCERY COURT JUDGE

SIXTEENTH DISTRICT

Place One (Vote For One)

(Democratic Party) KENNETH B. ROBERTSON ___ ____ ( ) ------------ ----------------------------- ( )

Place Two (Vote For One)

(Democratic Party) ROBERT H. OSWALD ____________ ( ) -------------------------------------------------- ( )

(Republican Party) JOE A. MOORE _______________ -- ( )

----------------- - ---- ( )

Place Three (Vote For One)

(Democratic Party)

GLENN BARLOW -------------------------- ( ---.--------------------------------- (

FOR CHANCERY COURT JUDGE

SEVENTEENTH DISTRICT

(Vote For One)

(Independent) WALTER BROWN ______________ ( ) FRANK W. WALDEN ______________ ( )

------------------------------------ ( )

FOR CHANCERY COURT JUDGE

EIGHTEENTH DISTRICT

(Vote For One)

(Democratic Party) WILLIAM H. Al'WERSON ___________ ( --------------------------------------------------------- (

FOR CHANCERY COURT JUDGE

NINETEENTH DISTIUCT

(Vote For One)

(Democratic Party)

J. SHANNON CLARK -- ----------------- ( ) ------------------------------------------- ( )

FOR CHANCERY COURT JUDGE

TWENTIETH DISTRICT

(Vote For One)

(Democratic Party) BILLY G. BRIDGES ___________________ ( ) ·---------------------------------- ---- ( )

FOR CffiCUIT COURT JUDGE

FIRST DISTRICT

Place One (Vote For One)

(Democratic Party) FRED WICKER _ __ .. ( )

---------------------------------- ( )

Place Two (Vote For One)

(Democratic Party) L. T. SENTER, JR. ____________________ ( )

---------- ------- --------------------- ( )

Place Three (Vote For One)

(Democratic Party) NEAL B. BIGGERS _ ________ ( -------------------------------------------- (

FOR CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE

SECOND DISTRICT

Place One (Vote For One)

(Democratic Party) LESLIE B. GRANT _______________ ( )

---------------- ( )

Place Two

(Vote For One) (Democratic Party)

J. RUBLE GRIFFIN _______________ ( ) ---------------·--·------------------- --- ( )

Place Three (Vote For One)

(Democratic Party) KOSTA N. VLAHOS _________________ ( ----- ---------------------------------------- (

(Republican Party) JIM W. ROSE ________________ ( ----------------------------------------- (

(Independent) VINCENT "VINCE" SHERRY ____ ( ) -------- ------ ---------------------------------------- ( )

FOR CffiCUIT COURT JUDGE

THIRD DISTRICT

Place One (Vote For One)

(Democratic Party) WILLIAM WALTER BROWN _( ---------------------<

Place Two (Vote For One)

(Democratic Party) WILLIAM R. LAMB __________ ( ) -----------------------------------( )

FOR CffiCUIT COURT JUDGE

FOURTH DISTRICT

Place One (Vote For One)

(Democratic Party) ARTHUR B. CLARK, JR. _____ ( ·------------- _______________ (

Place Two (Vote For One)

(Democratic Party) B. B. WILKES ___ _____ _ _ _________ ( ) ------------------------------------ ---- ( )

Place Three (Vote For One)

(Democratic Party) WEBB FRANKLIN ____ _________ __ ( ) -------------------------------------- ( )

FOR CffiCUIT COURT JUDGE

FIFTH DISTRICT

Place One (Vote For One)

(Democratic Party) CLARENCE E. MORGAN, JR. ___ ( ) ---·--------------------------------------------- ( )

Place Two (Vote For One)

(Democratic Party)

NILES McNEEL -------------------- ( ) --------------------------------- < )

FOR CffiCUIT COURT JUDGE

SIXTH DISTRICT

(Vote For One)

(Democratic Party) EDWIN E. BENOIST, JR. __________ ( ) ------------------------------------- ( )

FOR CIRClJIT CO'IJRT }lJDGE

SEVENTH DISTRICT

Place One (Vote For One)

(Democratic Party) DAN M. LEE ___________________________ ( ------- - ----------------------<

Place Two (Vote For One)

(Democratic Party) WILLIAM F. COLEMAN ___________ ( ) -------------- ----------- ( )

Place Three (Vote For One)

(Democratic Party) CHARLES T. BARBER __________ _ ___ ( )

----- -------------- -- ------( )

FOR CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE

EIGHTH DISTRICT

(Vote For One)

(Democratic Party) MARCUS D. CORDON _____________ ( ) -------------------------------------- ( )

FOR CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE

NINTH DISTRICT

Place One (Vote For One)

(Democratic Party) REN GUIDER ___________________ ( )

------------------------- ( )

Place Two (Vote For One)

(Democratic Party) JOHN E. ELLIS ______________ _: ____ ( )

-------------------------- _ ( )

FOR CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE

TENTH DISTRICT

Place One (Vote For One)

(Democratic Party) LESTER F. WILLIAMSON _

Place Two (Vote For One)

(Democratic Party)

( ) --- ( )

HENRY PALMER --------- _______ ( --------------------- ------------------------ (

FOR CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE

ELEVENTH DISTRICT

(Vote For One)

(Democratic Party) J- C. "JOE" FEDUCCIA __________ ( )

--- ----- ---------------~------------- ( )

FOR CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE

HVELFTH DISTRICT

(Vote For One)

(Democratic Party) JACK B. WELDY ________________________ ( ) ----------------------------------- --------------< )

FOR CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE

THIRTEENTH DISTRICT

(Vote For One)

(Democratic Party) L. D. PITTMAN _____________ _( ) ------------------ ---------------------- ( )

FOR CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE

FOURTEENTH DISTRICT

(Vote For One)

(Democratic Party)

~~~--N ~-~IGOTT :-~~- --:::_---::-:::= ~ }

FOR CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE

FIFTEENTH DISTRICT

(Vote For One)

(Democratic Party) R. I. (RIP) PRICHARD, III _______ ( ) ---------------------------------------( )

FOR CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE

SIXTEENTH DISTRICT

Place One (Vote For One)

(Democratic Party) JOE 0. SAMS, SR. ____________ ( ) ----------------------------< )

Place Two (Vote For One)

(Democratic Party) HARVEY S. BUCK _______________ ( ) --------------------------------------( )

FOR CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE

SEVENTEENTH DISTRICT

(Vote For One)

(Democratic Party) ANDREW C. "ANDY" BAKER _____ ( ) --------------- ------------------ ( )

FOR CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE

EIGHTEENTH DISTRICT

(Vote For One)

(Democratic Party) JAMES D. HESTER ________________ ( )

------------------------------------ ( )

FOR CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE

NINETEENTH DISTRICT

Place One (Vote For One)

(Democratic Party) CLINTON E. LOCKARD __________ ( ----------------------------------------·--------- (

Place Two (Vote For One)

(Democratic Party) MERLE F. PALMER __________________ ( )

----- -------- ----------------------------------- ( )

Place Three (Vote For One)

(Democratic Party) DARWIN M. MAPLES ___________ ( )

------------ ----------------- ------- ------- ( )

FOR CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE

TWENTIETH DISTRICT

(Vote For One)

(Democratic Party) RUFUS H. BROOME _______________ (

----------------------------- (

FOR FAMILY COURT JUDGE OF

HARRISON COUNTY (Vote For One)

(Democratic Party) MICHAEL H. WARD ____________ ( ) ------------------------------------ --- ( )

FOR COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION

District Five

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION No. 528

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION PRO­POSING THE REPEAL OF SECTION I9, MISSISSIPPI CONSTITUTION OF I890, WHICH PROHIDITS DUELING.

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLA­TURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI , TWO-THIRDS OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CON­CURRING THEREIN, WHICH TWO­THIRDS CONSISTS OF NOT LESS THAN A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS ELECTED TO EACH HOUSE, That the following amendment to the Mississippi Con­stitution of 1890 be submitted to the qualified electors of the state for ratification or rejec­tion at an election ln he held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November, I978:

Repeal Section 19, Mississippi Constitu­tion of 1890, which reads as follows:

Section 19. Human life shall not be im­periled by the practice of dueling; and any citiizen of this state who shall hereafter fight a duel, or assist in the same as second, or send, accept, or knowingly carry a chal­lenge therefor, whether such an act be done in the state, or out of it, or who shall go out of the state to fight a due l, or to assist in the same as second, or to send, aC(.'Cpt, or carry a challenge, shall be disqualified from holding any office under this Constitution, and shall be disfranchised. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the

Secretary of State is hereby directed to give public notice of an election in the manner and for the time provided by Section 273, Mis­sissippi Constitution of 1890, and an election is hereby called and fixed to he held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 1978, for the purpose of sub­mitting this and other amendments to the Mississippi Constitution to qualified electors of this state for approval or rejection, said elec tion to be conducted and hc1d as provided by law for statew:kle general elections.

F'or the Amendment __ ( Against the Amendment _________ _

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION No. 552

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION PRO­POSING THE REPEAL OF SECTION 187, MISSISSIPPI CONSTITUTION OF I890, WlliCII REQUIRES A RAILROAD TO PASS THROUGH A COUNTY SEAT IF IT PASSES WITHIN THREE MILES TTTEHEOF.

BE IT HESOLVED BY THE LEGISLA­TURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, TWO-THIRDS OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CON­CURRING THEREIN, WHICH TWO­THIRDS CONSISTS OF NOT LESS THAN A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS ELECTED TO EACH HOUSE, That the following amendment to the Mississippi Con­stitution of 1890 be submitted to the qualified electors of the state for ralifimtion or rejec­tion at an election to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November, I978:

Repeal Section 187, Mississippi Constitu­stitution of 1890, which reads as follows:

Section 187. No railroad hereafter con­structed in this state shaH pass within three {3) miles of any county seat without pass­ing through the same, and establishing and maintaining a depot therein, unle!ois pre­vented by natural obstacles. Provided, such town or its citizens shall grant the right­of-way through its limits, and sufficient grounds for ordinary depot purposes. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the

Secretary of State is hereby directed to give public notice of an election in the manner and for the time provide<! by Section 273, of the Mississippi Constitution, and an eJection is hereby called and fixed to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November 1978 for the purpose of submitting this and other amendments to the Constitution to quali­fied electors of this state for approval or re­jection, said election to be conducted and held as provided by law for statewide general elections.

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~.,;!'lATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION No. 55.~

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION PRO­POSING THE REPEAL OF SECTION 105, MISSISSIPPI CONSTITUTION OF 1890, WHICH PROVIDES FOR A DECENNIAL CENSUS.

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLA­TURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, TWO-THIRDS OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CON­CURRING THEREIN, WHICH TWO­THIRDS CONSISTS OF NOT LESS THAN A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS ELECTED TO EACH HOUSE, That the following amendment to the Mississippi Con­stitution of 1890 be submitted to the qualified electors of the state for ratification or rejec­tion at an election to be he1d on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of Novembf:r, 1978:

Repeal Section 105, Mississippi Constitu­tion of 1890, which reads as follows:

Section 105. The Legislature shall pro­vide for the enumeration of the whole num­ber of inl1abitants, and the qualified elec­tors of the state. once in every ten (10) years; and the first enumeration shaD be made during the two (2) months beginning on the first Monday of June, 1895, and the Legis1ahue shall provide for the same by law. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the

Secretary of State is hereby directed to. give public notice of an election in the manner and for the time provided by Section 273, Mis­sissippi Constitution of 1890, and an election is hereby called and fixed to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. 1978, for the purpose of sub-­mitting this and other amendment<> to the Mississippi Constitution to qualified electors of this state fo r approval or rejection, said eleetion to be conducted and held as provided hy law for statewide general eJections.

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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION No. 557

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION PRO­POSING THE REPEAL OF SETION 207, MISSISSIPPI CONSTITUTION OF I890, WHICH REQUIRES THE MAINTENANCE OF RACIALLY SEPARATE SCHOOLS.

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLA­TURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, TWO-THIRDS OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CON­CURRING THEREIN, WHICH TWO­THIRDS CONSISTS OF NOT LESS THAN A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS ELECTED TO EACH HOUSE, That the following amendment to the .M lssissippi Con­stitution of 1800 be submitted to the qualified electors of the state for ratification or rejec­tion at an election to be held on the first Tuestlay after the first Monday of November, 1978:

Repeal Section 2f17, Mississippi Constitu­tion of 1890, which reads as follows:

Section 207. Separate schools shall be maintained for children of the white and colored races. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the

Secretary of State is hereby directed to give public notice of an election in the manner and for the time provided by Section 273j Mis­sissippi Constitution of 1890, and an e ection is hereby called and fixed to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November 1978, for the purpose of sub­mitting this and other amendments to the Mississippi Constitution to qualified electors of this state for approval or rejection, said election to be conducted and held as provided by Jaw for statewide genera] elections.

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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION No. 587

A CONCURHENT RESOLUTION PRO­POSJNG AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION I06, MISSISSIPPI CONSTITUTION OF 1890, TO PERMIT ANY PERSON TO BE STATE LIRRARIAN.

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLA­TURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, TWO-THIRDS OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CON­CURRING THEREIN, WHICH HVO­THIRDS CONSISTS OF NOT LESS THAN A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS ELECTED TO EACH HOUSE, That the following amendment to the Mississippi Con­stitution of 1890 be submitted to the qualified electors of the state for ratification or rejec­tion at an election to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November, I978:

Amend Section 106, Mississippi Constitu­tion of 1890, to read as follows:

Section 106. There shall be a state li­brarian, to be chosen by the Legislature, on joint vote of the two (2) houses, to serve four ( 4) years, whose duties and compensa­tion shall be prescribed by law. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the

Secretary of State is hereby directed to give public notice of an election in the manner and for the time provided by Section 273, Mis­sissippi Constitution of 1890, and an election is hereby called and fixed to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday io November, 1978. for the purpose of sub­mitting this and other amendments to the Mississippi Constihltion to qualified electors of this state for approval or rejection, said election to be conducted and held as provided hy law for statewide general election.'i.

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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION No. 590

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION PRO­POSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 27, MISSISSIPPI CONSTITUTION OF 1890, TO PROVIDE THAT A DEFENDANT REP­HESENTED BY COUNCIL MAY WAIVE INDICTMENT.

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLA­TURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI. TWO-THIRDS OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CON­CURRING THEREIN, WHICH TWO­THIRDS CONSISTS OF NOT LESS THAN A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS ELECTED TO EACH HOUSE, That the fo1lowin!{ amendment to the Constitution of 1890 of the State of Mississippi be submitted to the qualified electors of th.e state for ratifi­cation or rejection at an election to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November, 1978:

A.rnend Section 27, Mississippi Constitu­tion of 1890, to read as follows:

Section 27. No person shall, for any in­dictable offense, be proceeded against crimi­nally by information, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or the miUtary when in actual service, or by leave of the court for misdemeanor in office or where a defendant represented by counsel by sworn statement waives indictment; but the Legis­lature, in cases n()t punishable by death or by imprisonment in the penitentiary. may dispense with the inquest of the v,rand jury, and may authorize prosecutions before jus­tice court judges, or such other inferior court or courts as may be established, and the proceedings in such cases shall be regulated by law. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the

Secretary of State is hereby directed to give public notice of an election in the manner and for the time provided by Section 273 of the C-onstitution, and an election is hereby called and fixed to be held em the first Tuesday after the first rvlonday in November. 1978, for the purpose of submitting this and other amend­ments to the Constitution to qualified electors of this state for approval or rejection, said election to be conducted and held as provided by law for statewide general elections.

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INSTRUCTIONS DO NOT PRINT ON THE BALLOT

NOTICE TO TICKET COMMISSIONERS AND PRINTER

Your official ballot should show the names of all candidates under the name of their poli­tical parties or as independents, whkhever is app1icable, for the foUowing offices: Uniterl States Senator, Representative in Congress of your Con~essional District, Supreme Court Judge. for the First (Central) District, Supreme Court Judge for the Second (Southern) Dis­tric t, Chancery Court Judge of your Chancery Court District, Circuit Court Judge of your Circuit Court District, County Court Judge and Family Court Judge of your County, and County Board of Education for the Fifth Supervisors District of each County, with cer­tain exeeptions.

Candidates for County Board of Education should be listed without party affiliation.

The proposed Constitutional Amendments should appear on the regular ballot foHowing the listing of the names of the candidates.

Chapter No. 429, Laws of I978. The ballot shaU contain the names of all candidates who have been put in nomination not less than sixty ( 60) days previous to the date of the election, by the primary election of any poli­tical party. This Section also provides for the nlacing on the bal1ot the names of candidates by petition, etc.

The names of the candidates shall be listed under the name of the political party each candidate represents. In the event such can­didate qualifies as as indepen~~b:- _)_ · -be-~!!';?,, "2;,~5'-i~!l;-hlis~issippi Code of 1972. "'The arran~e.mcnt of the names of the candi­dates , and the order in which the titles of the various offices sl1all be printed, and the size. print, and quality of paper of the official ballot is left to the discretion of the officer charged with printin_g the official ballot; but the arrangement need not be unifonn. It is the duty of the Secretary of State, with the approval of the Governor, to fumt<ih the desi.g­na.ted commissioner of each cotmty a sample of the official ballot, not less than forty-five ( 45) days prior to the election, the general fonn of which shall be followed as nearly as practicable; . . ."

HEBER LADNER Secretary of State

! This goes on the back of the Ballot.

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OFFICIAL BALLOT STATE OF MISSISSIPPI REGULAR ELECTION

NOVEMBER 7, 1978

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