Mississippi Code Title 23. Elections § 23-15-503

(a) “Optimal mark reading (OMR)” means a method of capturing data electronically into a computer system.

(b) “Optical mark reading equipment (OMR)” means an apparatus that reads pen and pencil marks made in pre-defined positions on paper ballots to automatically examine and count votes.

(c) “Counting center” means one or more locations used for the automatic counting of ballots.

(d) “Marking device” means a pen or pencil that the voters use to record their paper ballots, which is readable by the OMR equipment.

(e) “Ballot” means a paper ballot on which votes are recorded by means of marking the ballot with a marking device.