Mississippi Senate Bill 2579

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Failed on April 2 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-02 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 23-15-631, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Mail-in Ballots Be Received By Mail Or Common Carrier No Later Than 7:00 Pm On The Day Of An Election; To Amend Section 23-15-637, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Amend Section 23-15-639, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require That Mail-in Ballots Be Announced By The Resolution Board; To Amend Sections 23-15-651 And 23-15-721, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Amend Section 23-15-697, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Returning Mail-in Ballots Using Any Method Other Than By Mail Or Common Carrier; And For Related Purposes.

Absentee ballots; change receipt deadline.

Sen. Jeremy England [R]

Sen. Jeff Tate [R]

2024-03-13 - Senate - Senate Passed As Amended (Y: 52 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-04-02	House	Died In Committee
2024-03-18	House	Referred To Apportionment and Elections
2024-03-18	Senate	Transmitted To House
2024-03-13	Senate	Passed As Amended
2024-03-13	Senate	Amended
2024-02-27	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass
2024-02-19	Senate	Referred To Elections

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
23	15	631	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	637	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	639	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	651	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	697	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	721	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/SB/SB2579.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/SB/2500-2599/SB2579IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/SB/2500-2599/SB2579PS.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/sam/SB2579_S_Amend_01.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/votes/senate/0720017.pdf