Mississippi House Bill 89

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-10 - Referred To Apportionment and Elections
Pending: House Apportionment and Elections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 23-15-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Secretary Of State Shall Be Responsible For Ensuring That The Public Can Access, Through The Secretary Of State's Website And Through A Telephone Number, An Up-to-date List Of Those Crimes, Identified By The Code Section Number, That Are Disenfranchising And Those That Are Not; To Require The Secretary Of State To Ensure That All Officials Responsible For Registering Voters Have Up-to-date Internet Based Electronic Means Of Determining Whether A Person Has Been Convicted Of A Disenfranchising Crime; To Amend Sections 23-15-213 And 23-15-223, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Training Required Of Election Commissioners And Registrars Shall Include Adequate Training, Including On An Up-to-date Database, To Ensure That Persons Are Not Denied The Right To Register To Vote And Cast A Ballot Based On A Conviction That Is Not A Disenfranchising Crime, According To The Code Section Number; To Bring Forward Section 23-15-165, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

Secretary of State; require to provide election officials training on disenfranchising crimes.

Rep. Daryl Porter [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-10	House	Referred To Apportionment and Elections

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
23	15	165	New Code	See Bill Text
23	15	19	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	213	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	223	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/HB/HB0089.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/HB/0001-0099/HB0089IN.htm