MS HB1400 | 2024 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

An Act To Revise The Absentee Balloting Law; To Amend Sections 23-15-633 And 23-15-635, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That An Elector's Certificate Shall Only Be Required For Mailed Absentee Ballots; To Amend Section 23-15-637, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That All Absentee Ballots Cast In Person At The Office Of The Registrar Shall Be Cast Using The Optical Mark Reading Equipment; To Provide That The Optical Mark Reading Equipment Shall Be Sealed Each Night; To Provide That If For Any Reason The Optical Mark Reading Equipment Becomes Inoperable, Paper Ballots Shall Be Used; To Amend Section 23-15-639, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Requirement To Match The Signature On The Absentee Ballot Application With The Signature On The Back Of The Absentee Ballot Envelope; To Provide That The Mailed Absentee Ballots Shall Be Counted By The Resolution Board At The Close Of The Polls Along With The Absentee Ballots Cast In Person On The Optical Mark Reading Equipment; To Amend Sections 23-15-641, 23-15-643, 23-15-645, 23-15-715, 23-15-719, 23-15-731, 23-15-391 And 23-15-511, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Bring Forward Sections 23-15-621, 23-15-623, 23-15-625, 23-15-627, 23-15-629, 23-15-631, 23-15-647, 23-15-649, 23-15-651, 23-15-653, 23-15-657, 23-15-671, 23-15-673, 23-15-675, 23-15-677, 23-15-679, 23-15-681, 23-15-683, 23-15-685, 23-15-687, 23-15-691, 23-15-692, 23-15-693, 23-15-697, 23-15-699, 23-15-701, 23-15-711, 23-15-713, 23-15-717, 23-15-721, 23-15-733, 23-15-735, 23-15-751, 23-15-753, 23-15-755, 23-15-517 And 23-15-519, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

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Title

Absentee voting; revise various provisions of.

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2024-03-05HouseDied In Committee
2024-02-19HouseReferred To Apportionment and Elections

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
2315391Amended CodeSee Bill Text
2315511Amended CodeSee Bill Text
2315517New CodeSee Bill Text
2315519New CodeSee Bill Text
2315621New CodeSee Bill Text
2315623New CodeSee Bill Text
2315625New CodeSee Bill Text
2315627New CodeSee Bill Text
2315629New CodeSee Bill Text
2315631New CodeSee Bill Text
2315633Amended CodeSee Bill Text
2315635Amended CodeSee Bill Text
2315637Amended CodeSee Bill Text
2315639Amended CodeSee Bill Text
2315641Amended CodeSee Bill Text
2315643Amended CodeSee Bill Text
2315645Amended CodeSee Bill Text
2315647New CodeSee Bill Text
2315649New CodeSee Bill Text
2315651New CodeSee Bill Text
2315653New CodeSee Bill Text
2315657New CodeSee Bill Text
2315671New CodeSee Bill Text
2315673New CodeSee Bill Text
2315675New CodeSee Bill Text
2315677New CodeSee Bill Text
2315679New CodeSee Bill Text
2315681New CodeSee Bill Text
2315683New CodeSee Bill Text
2315685New CodeSee Bill Text
2315687New CodeSee Bill Text
2315691New CodeSee Bill Text
2315692New CodeSee Bill Text
2315693New CodeSee Bill Text
2315697New CodeSee Bill Text
2315699New CodeSee Bill Text
2315701New CodeSee Bill Text
2315711New CodeSee Bill Text
2315713New CodeSee Bill Text
2315715Amended CodeSee Bill Text
2315717New CodeSee Bill Text
2315719Amended CodeSee Bill Text
2315721New CodeSee Bill Text
2315731Amended CodeSee Bill Text
2315733New CodeSee Bill Text
2315735New CodeSee Bill Text
2315751New CodeSee Bill Text
2315753New CodeSee Bill Text
2315755New CodeSee Bill Text

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Bill Comments

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