The results of the vote by absentee balloting shall be announced simultaneously with the vote cast on election day; provided that absentee ballots received after 7:00 p.m. the day before the election shall be kept in a secured and sealed ballot box, and shall be announced after the five-business-day period for receiving absentee ballots.
Announcement of results of vote by absentee balloting
Miss. Code Ann. § 23-15-651, under Absentee Ballots.
Miss. Code Ann. § 23-15-651