Mississippi House Bill 302 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Failed on February 2 2010 - 100% progression
Action: 2010-02-02 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Require Electors To Present Current, Valid Government-issued Photo Identification For Which Proof Of Citizenship Is Required Before Voting In Person Or By Absentee Ballot; To Provide That Any Elector Without Valid Identification May Cast An Affidavit Ballot And Provide Identification No Later Than 48 Hours After Casting Such Ballot; To Provide For Voter Registration Cards; To Amend Section 23-15-631, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require An Elector To Enclose Current, Valid Identification For Which Proof Of Citizenship Is Required With The Absentee Ballot Before Sealing The Absentee Ballot Envelope; To Amend Sections 23-15-11, 23-15-541, 23-15-639, 23-15-641, 23-15-719 And 23-15-721, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; And For Related Purposes.

Voter identification; require before voting in person or by absentee.

Rep. William Denny [R]

Rep. Jessica Upshaw [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-02-02		Died In Committee
2010-01-05		Referred To Apportionment and Elections

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2010/pdf/history/HB/HB0302.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2010/html/HB/0300-0399/HB0302IN.htm