MS SB2580 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Failed on April 2 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-02 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Failed on April 2 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-02 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Summary
An Act To Create The In-person Early Voting Act; To Provide Definitions; To Provide That The In-person Early Voting Period Shall Begin 15 Days Before The Election And Continue Until Noon On The Saturday Immediately Preceding The Election; To Provide That In-person Early Voting Shall Be For Each Primary, General, Runoff, Special And Municipal Election For Public Office; To Provide The Hours For In-person Early 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 In-person Early 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 In-person Early Voting Period; To Provide The Manner For Challenging The Qualifications Of A Voter During The In-person Early Voting Period; To Prohibit Voting Via Ballot Harvesting, Ballot Drop Boxes Or With Mail-in Or Absentee Ballots For Reasons Or Instances Other Than What Is Allowed By The Mississippi Election Code; To Amend Sections 23-15-625, 23-15-627, 23-15-631, 23-15-637, 23-15-713, 23-15-715 And 23-15-719, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.
Title
In-person early voting; allow.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2024-03-12 - Senate - Senate Passed As Amended (Y: 44 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
---|---|---|
2024-04-02 | House | Died In Committee |
2024-03-18 | House | Referred To Apportionment and Elections |
2024-03-14 | Senate | Transmitted To House |
2024-03-12 | Senate | Passed As Amended |
2024-03-12 | Senate | Amended |
2024-03-05 | Senate | Title Suff Do Pass |
2024-02-19 | Senate | Referred To Elections |
Code Citations
Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
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23 | 15 | 625 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
23 | 15 | 627 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
23 | 15 | 631 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
23 | 15 | 637 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
23 | 15 | 713 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
23 | 15 | 715 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
23 | 15 | 719 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |