Mississippi Senate Bill 2513 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 23 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-02-23 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Create Pre-election Day Voting Act; To Provide Definitions; To Provide That The Pre-election Day Voting Period Shall Begin Twenty-one Days Before The Election And Continue Until Noon On The Saturday Immediately Preceding The Election; To Provide That Pre-election Day Voting Shall Be For Each Primary, General, Run-off, Special And Municipal Election For Public Office; To Provide The Hours For Pre-election Day Voting In The Registrar's Office During Regular Business Hours; To Provide Extended Hours To Vote During The Last Full Week Preceding An Election; To Provide That Notice Of Pre-election Day Voting Shall Be Provided In Three Public Places Eight Days Before The Voting Begins; To Provide The Procedures To Follow When Casting A Ballot During The Pre-election Day Voting Period; To Provide The Manner For Challenging The Qualifications Of A Voter During The Pre-election Day Voting Period; To Amend Sections 23-15-625, 23-15-627, 23-15-629, 23-15-631, 23-15-635, 23-15-637, 23-15-639, 23-15-641, 23-15-643, 23-15-647, 23-15-649, 23-15-657, 23-15-713, 23-15-715, 23-15-717, 23-15-719, 23-15-721 And 23-15-735, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Voters Who Are Eligible To Vote By Absentee Ballot; To Prohibit A Voter From Casting An Absentee Ballot In Person At The Office Of The County Registrar; To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; To Bring Forward Sections 23-15-31, 23-15-35, 23-15-37, 23-15-43, 23-15-47, 23-15-65, 23-15-125, 23-15-127, 23-15-135, 23-15-153, 23-15-171, 23-15-173, 23-15-191, 23-15-195, 23-15-197, 23-15-213, 23-15-221, 23-15-227, 23-15-231, 23-15-233, 23-15-239, 23-15-240, 23-15-241, 23-15-245, 23-15-247, 23-15-251, 23-15-255, 23-15-259, 23-15-261, 23-15-263, 23-15-265, 23-15-267, 23-15-299, 23-15-303, 23-15-309, 23-15-331, 23-15-333, 23-15-335, 23-15-353, 23-15-357, 23-15-359, 23-15-361, 23-15-363, 23-15-367, 23-15-373, 23-15-375, 7-3-39, 23-15-391, 23-15-401, 23-15-403, 23-15-405, 23-15-407, 23-15-411, 23-15-413, 23-15-415, 23-15-417, 23-15-423, 23-15-425, 23-15-427, 23-15-429, 23-15-433, 23-15-435, 23-15-437, 23-15-443, 23-15-445, 23-15-463, 23-15-465, 23-15-467, 23-15-469, 23-15-473, 23-15-475, 23-15-477, 23-15-479, 23-15-505, 23-15-507, 23-15-509, 23-15-511, 23-15-513, 23-15-515, 23-15-517, 23-15-519, 23-15-531.1, 23-15-531.2, 23-15-531.4, 23-15-531.6, 23-15-531.7, 23-15-531.8, 23-15-541, 23-15-543, 23-15-545, 23-15-549, 23-15-553, 23-15-557, 23-15-563, 23-15-573, 23-15-591, 23-15-595, 23-15-597, 23-15-613, 23-15-673, 23-15-675, 23-15-677, 23-15-679, 23-15-681, 23-15-683, 23-15-685, 23-15-687, 23-15-691, 23-15-692, 23-15-693, 23-15-697, 23-15-699, 23-15-701, 23-15-781, 23-15-785, 23-15-807, 23-15-813, 23-15-833, 23-15-835, 23-15-839, 23-15-841, 23-15-843, 23-15-851, 23-15-853, 23-15-855, 23-15-857, 23-15-859, 23-15-875, 23-15-895, 23-15-897, 23-15-901, 23-15-913, 23-15-963, 23-15-977, 23-15-981, 23-15-1015, 23-15-1031, 23-15-1081, 23-15-1083, 23-15-1085, 23-15-1091, 21-3-1, 21-3-3, 21-5-21, 21-8-31, 21-9-17, 21-9-19, 21-9-65, 21-9-67, 21-9-71, 37-5-9, 37-5-19, 37-5-63, 37-5-68, 37-5-7, 37-7-217, 37-7-219, 37-7-225, 37-7-227, 37-7-229, 37-7-711, 37-7-713, 37-65-123, 65-1-3, 77-5-113, 77-5-115, 21-1-51, 21-17-11, 21-17-5, 21-1-43, 21-5-1, 21-5-5, 21-5-3, 21-7-7, 21-7-5, 21-9-69, 21-9-15, 21-9-59, 21-9-3, 21-9-11, 21-9-13, 21-3-7, 21-8-3, 21-8-5, 21-8-7, 21-8-45, 9-4-5, 9-4-15, 21-17-5, 37-5-67, 23-15-721, 23-15-751, 23-15-753 And 23-15-755, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

Pre-election day voting; allow.

Sen. Sally Doty [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-02-23	Senate	Died In Committee
2016-02-08	Senate	Referred To Elections

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2016/pdf/history/SB/SB2513.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2016/html/SB/2500-2599/SB2513IN.htm