Mississippi Senate Bill 2580

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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]

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.

In-person early voting; allow.

Sen. Jeremy England [R]

Sen. Rod Hickman [D]

Sen. Michael McLendon [R]

2024-03-12 - Senate - Senate Passed As Amended (Y: 44 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-04-02	House	Died In Committee
2024-03-18	House	Referred To Apportionment and Elections
2024-03-14	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

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
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

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/SB/SB2580.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/SB/2500-2599/SB2580IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/SB/2500-2599/SB2580PS.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/sam/SB2580_S_(Cmte_Sub)_Amend_01.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/votes/senate/0710045.pdf