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]
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.
Title
Absentee voting; revise various provisions of.
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2024-03-05 | House | Died In Committee |
2024-02-19 | House | Referred To Apportionment and Elections |
Code Citations
Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
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23 | 15 | 391 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
23 | 15 | 511 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
23 | 15 | 517 | New Code | See Bill Text |
23 | 15 | 519 | New Code | See Bill Text |
23 | 15 | 621 | New Code | See Bill Text |
23 | 15 | 623 | New Code | See Bill Text |
23 | 15 | 625 | New Code | See Bill Text |
23 | 15 | 627 | New Code | See Bill Text |
23 | 15 | 629 | New Code | See Bill Text |
23 | 15 | 631 | New Code | See Bill Text |
23 | 15 | 633 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
23 | 15 | 635 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
23 | 15 | 637 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
23 | 15 | 639 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
23 | 15 | 641 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
23 | 15 | 643 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
23 | 15 | 645 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
23 | 15 | 647 | New Code | See Bill Text |
23 | 15 | 649 | New Code | See Bill Text |
23 | 15 | 651 | New Code | See Bill Text |
23 | 15 | 653 | New Code | See Bill Text |
23 | 15 | 657 | New Code | See Bill Text |
23 | 15 | 671 | New Code | See Bill Text |
23 | 15 | 673 | New Code | See Bill Text |
23 | 15 | 675 | New Code | See Bill Text |
23 | 15 | 677 | New Code | See Bill Text |
23 | 15 | 679 | New Code | See Bill Text |
23 | 15 | 681 | New Code | See Bill Text |
23 | 15 | 683 | New Code | See Bill Text |
23 | 15 | 685 | New Code | See Bill Text |
23 | 15 | 687 | New Code | See Bill Text |
23 | 15 | 691 | New Code | See Bill Text |
23 | 15 | 692 | New Code | See Bill Text |
23 | 15 | 693 | New Code | See Bill Text |
23 | 15 | 697 | New Code | See Bill Text |
23 | 15 | 699 | New Code | See Bill Text |
23 | 15 | 701 | New Code | See Bill Text |
23 | 15 | 711 | New Code | See Bill Text |
23 | 15 | 713 | New Code | See Bill Text |
23 | 15 | 715 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
23 | 15 | 717 | New Code | See Bill Text |
23 | 15 | 719 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
23 | 15 | 721 | New Code | See Bill Text |
23 | 15 | 731 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
23 | 15 | 733 | New Code | See Bill Text |
23 | 15 | 735 | New Code | See Bill Text |
23 | 15 | 751 | New Code | See Bill Text |
23 | 15 | 753 | New Code | See Bill Text |
23 | 15 | 755 | New Code | See Bill Text |
Mississippi State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/HB/HB1400.xml |
Text | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/HB/1400-1499/HB1400IN.htm |