Mississippi House Bill 462 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 1 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-02-01 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Require Persons Who Appear To Vote In Person At A Polling Place Or The Registrar's Office To Identify Themselves By Presenting Certain Types Of Identification To An Election Manager Or The Registrar Before They Are Allowed To Vote; To Provide For The Issuance Of A Mississippi Voter Identification Card Free Of Charge To Qualified Electors Who Do Not Have A Valid Mississippi Driver's License Or Identification Card; To Provide That Such Card Shall Be Valid Only As Identification For Voting Purposes; To Amend Sections 23-15-11, 23-15-541 And 23-15-719, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; And For Related Purposes.

Elections; require electors to present certain types of identification before being allowed to vote.

Rep. Greg Snowden [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-01		Died In Committee
2011-01-10		Referred To Apportionment and Elections

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2011/pdf/history/HB/HB0462.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/html/HB/0400-0499/HB0462IN.htm