Mississippi Senate Bill 2156 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 3 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Establish The Mississippi Student Absentee Voter Act; To Provide That Mississippi Citizens Who Reside Outside The County Or Municipality Of Their Residence Because Of Their Enrollment At An Institution Of Higher Learning May Request And Receive An Absent Elector's Ballot; To Define The Term "absent Voter" Under The Mississippi Student Absentee Voter Act; To Authorize The Secretary Of State To Promulgate Rules And Regulations As May Be Necessary; To Provide That Absent Voters Must Use A Duly Executed Mississippi Postcard Application To Request An Absentee Ballot; To Provide That A Request For An Absentee Ballot Shall Serve As A Request For An Absentee Ballot For Each Election Held Within The Calendar Year For Which The Voter Is Eligible To Vote; To Authorize The Use Of Electronic Facsimile Devices, Postal Mail And Electronic Mail To Transmit Absentee Ballots, To Receive Voted Absentee Ballots And To Receive Completed Mississippi Postcard Applications Under The Student Absentee Voter Act; To Amend Section 23-15-637, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

Mississippi Student Absentee Voter Act; enact.

Sen. Kevin Blackwell [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-03	Senate	Died In Committee
2020-01-24	Senate	Referred To Elections

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2020/pdf/history/SB/SB2156.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2020/html/SB/2100-2199/SB2156IN.htm