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📈PB-07: Statutory Registration Velocity Spikes

Mississippi Benchmark: Peak single-day batches on 10/05/2020 (13,731), 10/03/2008 (11,240), and 10/07/2024 (7,867).
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Plain-English Explanation for Election Commissioners & Citizens

Mississippi requires citizens to register at least 30 days before an election. Every four years, right on that October deadline before a Presidential Election, County Circuit Clerks enter thousands of mail-in applications on the same day. Mapping those dates proves that single-day registration surges are normal statutory deadline batches—not mysterious intrusions.

Step-by-Step Verification Protocol
  • 1

    Aggregates all 2,112,460 voter registrations by exact registration date.

  • 2

    Overlays Mississippi's 30-day statutory cutoff calendar for the 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, and 2024 Presidential cycles.

  • 3

    Confirms that all top peak dates align with statutory registration deadlines or legacy county batch imports.

Deterministic Mathematical Specification (Zero-PII) View on 3D Manifold
Time-series aggregation on registration_date matched against MS Code § 23-15-37 cutoff dates.