All petitions presented to any governing body of the State of Mississippi, or any of its subdivisions, or municipalities thereof, must be signed personally by each petitioner; otherwise, said signature shall not be counted as a valid signature of such petition.
Miss. Code Ann. § 1-3-75
Petitions must be signed personally by petitioners
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 771 So. 2d 353 - Ladner v. Necaise (2000)
Most recently applied in 771 So. 2d 353 - Ladner v. Necaise (November 2000)
Codes, 1942, § 707.5; Laws, 1966, ch. 559, § 1, eff from and after passage (approved March 17, 1966
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