MS HB671 | 2019 | Regular Session

Mississippi House Bill 671 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 5 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-02-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

An Act To Amend Section 23-15-637, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Any Votes Cast By Absentee Ballot, Whether By Mail Or In Person In The Registrar's Office, Shall Be Final; To Provide That The Registrar Shall Deposit All Absentee Ballots Which Have Been Timely Cast In The Registrar Absentee Ballot Box Upon Receipt; To Provide That The Registrar Absentee Ballot Box Shall Remain In The Office Of The Registrar On Election Day; To Authorize The Secretary Of State To Promulgate Certain Rules And Regulations; To Amend Sections 23-15-625, 23-15-635, 23-15-639, 23-15-641, 23-15-645, 23-15-719, 23-15-731, 23-15-517, 23-15-519 And 23-15-531.10, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

Title

Absentee ballots; provide votes cast by as final and require to remain at registrar's office on election day.

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-05	House	Died In Committee
2019-01-16	House	Referred To Apportionment and Elections

Mississippi State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2019/pdf/history/HB/HB0671.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2019/html/HB/0600-0699/HB0671IN.htm