Mississippi Senate Bill 2507 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 3 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-02-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 23-15-597, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Circuit Or Municipal Clerks Who Do Not Perform The Duties Of An Executive Committee In A Primary Election To Provide A Full Examination Of The Ballot Box And Its Contents By The Executive Committee For The Purpose Of Determining The Results Of The Election; To Provide That Any Circuit Or Municipal Clerk Who Refuses A Full Examination By The Executive Committee Shall Be Deemed Guilty Of A Crime; To Amend Section 23-15-911, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Any Circuit Clerk Or Deputy Clerk Who Refuses A Full Examination Of The Ballot Box And Its Contents By A Candidate Or His Representative Shall Be Deemed Guilty Of A Crime; And For Related Purposes.

Ballot boxes; penalize circuit/municipal clerks who refuse full examination of by candidate or executive committee.

Sen. Angela Burks Hill [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-02-03	Senate	Died In Committee
2015-01-19	Senate	Referred To Judiciary, Division B;Elections

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2015/pdf/history/SB/SB2507.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2015/html/SB/2500-2599/SB2507IN.htm