If the election commissioners fail to designate a poll manager as the bailiff, or if their designee fails to serve, the poll managers may select an election bailiff from among their number.
Miss. Code Ann. § 23-15-243, under Election Officials.
Miss. Code Ann. § 23-15-243
If the election commissioners fail to designate a poll manager as the bailiff, or if their designee fails to serve, the poll managers may select an election bailiff from among their number.