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MSHB1406PassAn Act To Provide That For All Absentee Ballots That Are Cast In Person At The Office Of The Registrar, The Absentee Ballot Application And Elector Certificates Shall Be Printed On The Absentee Ballot Envelope; To Provide That A Signature Mismatch Sh...
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2024-05-14
Law W/out Governor's Signature
MSSB2144PassAn Act To Amend Sections 23-15-171, 23-15-191, 23-15-193, 23-15-213, 23-15-833, 23-15-857, 23-15-981, 23-15-1031, 23-15-1083, 37-5-9, 37-7-215, 37-7-217, 37-7-227 And 37-7-711, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Time For Holding Runoff Elections...
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2024-05-13
Approved by Governor
MSSB2424FailAn Act To Amend Section 23-15-639, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow Absentee Ballot Voters To Cure Ballots Declared Defective Due To Signature Issues; And For Related Purposes.
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2024-05-02
Died In Conference
MSHB1135PassAn Act To Amend Section 23-15-913, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Specify Which Judges Have Jurisdiction To Hear Election Disputes On Election Day; To Amend Section 23-15-951, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require That Election Day Disputes Be Heard By ...
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2024-04-30
Approved by Governor
MSHB722FailAn Act To Bring Forward Sections 9-7-1, 9-7-3, 9-7-5, 9-7-9, 9-7-13, 9-7-15, 9-7-17, 9-7-19, 9-7-20, 9-7-21, 9-7-23, 9-7-25, 9-7-27, 9-7-29, 9-7-30, 9-7-31, 9-7-32, 9-7-33, 9-7-34, 9-7-41, 9-7-43, 9-7-45, 9-7-46, 9-7-47, 9-7-49, 9-7-53, 9-7-55, 9-7-5...
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2024-04-29
Died In Conference
MSHB1035PassAn Act To Amend Section 23-15-975, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Justice Court Judges In The "nonpartisan Judicial Election Act"; To Amend Section 23-15-197, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide The Time For Holding An Election For The Office ...
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2024-04-29
Approved by Governor
MSHB922VetoAn Act To Provide That The Office Of Election Commissioner Shall Be A Nonpartisan Office; To Provide That The Names Of Candidates For The Office Of Election Commissioner Shall Be Listed As Nonpartisan On A Ballot; To Amend Section 23-15-213, Mississi...
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2024-04-22
To House Apportionment and Elections Committee
MSSB2425PassAn Act To Amend Section 23-15-907, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define "caregiver," "family Member" And "household Member" For The Purposes Of The Ballot Harvesting Law; And For Related Purposes.
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2024-04-22
Approved by Governor
MSSB2576PassAn Act To Amend Section 23-15-563, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Further Clarify What Counts As Valid Voter Identification; And For Related Purposes.
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2024-04-15
Approved by Governor
MSHB1404FailAn Act To Amend Sections 23-15-171, 23-15-191, 23-15-193, 23-15-213, 23-15-833, 23-15-857, 23-15-981, 23-15-1031, 23-15-1083, 37-5-9, 37-7-215, 37-7-217, 37-7-227 And 37-7-711, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Time For Holding Runoff Elections...
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2024-04-10
Died On Calendar
MSSB2575FailAn Act To Bring Forward Sections 23-15-801, 23-15-803, 23-15-805, 23-15-807, 23-15-809, 23-15-811, 23-15-813, 23-15-815, 23-15-817, 23-15-819 And 23-15-821, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For The Disclosure Of Campaign Finances, For The Purp...
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2024-04-10
Died On Calendar
MSSB2058FailAn Act To Amend Section 23-15-975, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Justice Court Judges In The "nonpartisan Judicial Election Act"; To Amend Section 23-15-197, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide The Time For Holding An Election For The Office ...
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2024-04-02
Died In Committee
MSHB419FailAn Act To Bring Forward Sections 41-7-171, 41-7-173, 41-7-175, 41-7-183, 41-7-185, 41-7-187, 41-7-188, 41-7-189, 41-7-190, 41-7-191, 41-7-193, 41-7-195, 41-7-197, 41-7-201, 41-7-202, 41-7-205, 41-7-207, 41-7-209, 23-15-625, 25-41-7, 35-1-19, 41-3-15,...
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2024-04-02
Died In Committee
MSHB1087FailAn Act To Amend Section 23-15-907, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define "caregiver", "family Member" And "household Member" For The Purposes Of The Ballot Harvesting Law; And For Related Purposes.
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2024-04-02
Died In Committee
MSHB1156FailAn Act To Amend Sections 23-15-557, 23-15-281, 23-15-285, 23-15-35, 23-15-115, 19-3-1, 21-5-5, 21-9-59 And 23-15-283, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That No Polling Place Shall Be Closed Within Sixty Days Of Any Primary, General, Runoff Or Spec...
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2024-04-02
Died In Committee
MSSB2422FailAn Act To Amend Section 23-15-913, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Specify Which Judges Have Jurisdiction To Hear Election Disputes On Election Day; And For Related Purposes.
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2024-04-02
Died In Committee
MSHB1401FailAn Act To Amend Sections 23-15-557, 23-15-281 And 23-15-285, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That No Polling Place May Be Located At Any Type Of Facility That Sells Any Type Of Alcoholic Beverage; To Define "facility" And "alcoholic Beverage"; T...
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2024-04-02
Died In Committee
MSSB2579FailAn 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 ...
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2024-04-02
Died In Committee
MSHB1609FailAn Act To Amend Section 23-15-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Person Who Is Otherwise A Qualified Elector And Has Been Convicted Of Certain Disenfranchising Crimes, Except For Arson, Armed Robbery, Carjacking, Embezzlement, Bribery, P...
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2024-04-02
Died In Committee
MSHB1658FailAn Act To Amend Sections 23-15-239, 23-15-266, 23-15-335, 23-15-265, 23-15-267, 23-15-333 And 23-15-597, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That If A County Or Municipal Executive Committee Elects To Enter Into A Written Agreement With The Circuit ...
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2024-04-02
Died In Committee
MSSB2580FailAn 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 ...
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2024-04-02
Died In Committee
MSHB1655FailAn Act To Amend Section 23-15-299, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That In Order To Qualify To Run For Office, A Candidate Must Submit, Along With The Qualification Fees, A Notarized Written Statement And A Copy Of The Candidate's Mississippi Id...
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2024-04-02
Died In Committee
MSSB2770FailAn Act To Amend Sections 23-17-1, 23-17-5, 23-17-8, 23-17-9, 23-17-11, 23-17-17, 23-17-19, 23-17-21, 23-17-29, 23-17-35, 23-17-39, 23-17-42, 23-17-43 And 23-17-45, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Initiative Measure Process To Provide That Ame...
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2024-03-18
Died On Calendar
MSHB1673FailAn Act To Amend Section 23-15-851, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That If A Vacancy Occurs Twelve Months Before The General Election For State Officers Is Held, The Governor Shall Not Issue A Writ Of Election To Fill The Vacancy; And For Relate...
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2024-03-14
Died On Calendar
MSSB2017FailAn Act To Enact The Restoration Of The Right To Vote Act; To Provide That A Person Who Has Been Convicted Of Vote Fraud, Of Any Crime Listed In Section 241, Mississippi Constitution Of 1890, Or Of Any Crime Interpreted As Disenfranchising In Later At...
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2024-03-05
Died In Committee
MSSB2006FailAn Act To Amend Section 23-15-851, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide What Occurrences Constitute A Vacancy In Either House Of The Legislature; And For Related Purposes.
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2024-03-05
Died In Committee
MSSB2008FailAn Act To Amend Sections 23-15-563 And 23-15-573, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Reduce The Length Of Time After The Election Within Which A Voter Who Is Unable To Present Acceptable Photographic Identification Must Return To The Circuit Or Municipal C...
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2024-03-05
Died In Committee
MSHB2FailAn Act To Amend Section 23-15-227, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Mileage Reimbursement For Any Poll Manager Or Other Person Who Was Present At The Voting Precinct And Was Required To Return To The Registrar's Office After The Polls Close On ...
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2024-03-05
Died In Committee
MSHB16FailAn Act To Create The "fair Minimum Wage Act"; To Establish The State Minimum Wage At $15.00 Per Hour; To Bring Forward Sections 7-7-204, 17-1-51, 23-15-239, 25-3-40, 37-7-307, 57-34-5, 85-3-4, 97-3-54.4 And 99-19-20, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Pur...
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2024-03-05
Died In Committee
MSHB57FailAn Act To Amend Section 23-15-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That Only Those Specific Crimes Listed In Section 241, Mississippi Constitution Of 1890, Shall Be Disenfranchising; To Prohibit The Attorney General From Interpreting, Through Opi...
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2024-03-05
Died In Committee
MSHB145FailAn Act To Provide That A Qualified Elector Who Wishes To Register To Vote May Register On The Day Of The Election And Then Proceed To Cast His Or Her Vote At The Proper Polling Place; To Provide The Location To Conduct The Registration On Election Da...
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2024-03-05
Died In Committee
MSHB195FailAn Act To Amend Section 23-15-639, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Time For The Resolution Board To Count Absentee Ballots; To Provide A Deadline For When Certain Absentee Ballots Must Be Counted By; To Require The Resolution Board To Post Th...
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2024-03-05
Died In Committee
MSHB64FailAn Act To Amend Section 23-15-627, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Qualified Elector Currently Detained Before Trial, But Who Has Not Been Convicted, And Will Be Detained On Election Day During The Time Which The Polls Will Be Open Shall ...
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2024-03-05
Died In Committee
MSHB67FailAn Act To Create The "mississippi Minimum Wage Law"; To Establish The State Minimum Wage At $15.00 Per Hour; To Provide That Employers With Tipped Employees Are Exempt From The Requirement To Pay The State Minimum Wage; To Establish Guidelines For Em...
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2024-03-05
Died In Committee
MSHB141FailAn Act To Amend Section 23-15-365, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Blank Space For A Write-in Candidate And Provide That A Supplementary Ballot Shall Be Printed And Used In The Event A Candidate Dies, Resigns, Withdraws Or Is Removed After Th...
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2024-03-05
Died In Committee
MSHB143FailAn Act To Amend Section 23-15-805, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Campaign Finance Reports From Candidates For Local Government Offices Shall Be Made Available On County And Municipal Websites; And For Related Purposes.
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2024-03-05
Died In Committee
MSHB166FailAn Act To Create The Early Voting Act; To Provide Definitions; To Provide That The Early Voting Period Shall Begin Twenty Days Before The Election And Continue Until Five Days Preceding The Election; To Provide That Early Voting Shall Be For Each Pri...
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2024-03-05
Died In Committee
MSHB106FailAn Act To Amend Section 23-15-49, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Online Voter Registration For First-time Voters; To Provide The Time Required To Complete An Online Voter Registration Application; To Provide The Process For Submitting An Onli...
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2024-03-05
Died In Committee
MSHB179FailAn Act To Amend Section 23-15-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Person Who Is Otherwise A Qualified Elector And Has Been Convicted Of Vote Fraud, Of Any Crime Listed In Section 241, Mississippi Constitution Of 1890, Or Of Any Crime Inte...
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2024-03-05
Died In Committee
MSHB196FailAn Act To Amend Section 23-15-523, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That For General And Special Elections, All Ballots That Have Been Rejected By The Omr Equipment And That Are Damaged Or Defective, Blank Or Overvoted Will Be Reviewed By The Res...
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2024-03-05
Died In Committee
MSHB167FailAn Act To Amend Section 23-15-221, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Process For Making Appointments To Municipal Election Commissions; To Provide A Timeline Of When Each Governing Authority Must Make Appointments To The Municipal Election Comm...
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2024-03-05
Died In Committee
MSHB71FailAn Act To Create The "mississippi Minimum Wage Law"; To Establish The State Minimum Wage At $10.00 Per Hour; To Provide That Employers With Tipped Employees Are Exempt From The Requirement To Pay The State Minimum Wage; To Establish Guidelines For Em...
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2024-03-05
Died In Committee
MSHB144FailAn Act To Amend Section 23-15-807, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Any Candidate Who Files A Termination Report While Campaigning Before An Election Shall Be Disqualified From The Office He Or She Sought, And His Or Her Name Shall Be Remove...
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2024-03-05
Died In Committee
MSHB113FailAn Act To Provide That The Office Of Election Commissioner Shall Be A Nonpartisan Office; To Provide That The Names Of Candidates For The Office Of Election Commissioner Shall Be Listed As Nonpartisan On A Ballot; To Amend Sections 23-15-213, 23-15-3...
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2024-03-05
Died In Committee
MSHB142FailAn Act To Amend Section 23-15-805, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Candidates For County, County District And Municipal Offices, And Their Political Committees, To File All Reports Of Contributions And Expenditures With The Office Of The Secreta...
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2024-03-05
Died In Committee
MSHB140FailAn Act To Authorize Any Person Who Is Qualified To Register To Vote In The State Of Mississippi To Register To Vote When That Person Applies For The Issuance, Renewal Or Change Of Address Of A Motor Vehicle Driver's License Or Official Identification...
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2024-03-05
Died In Committee
MSHB172FailAn Act To Create The Early Voting Act; To Provide Definitions; To Provide The Time For The Early Voting Period; To Provide That Early Voting Shall Be For Each Primary, General, Runoff, Special And Municipal Election For Public Office; To Provide The ...
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2024-03-05
Died In Committee
MSHB169FailAn Act To Amend Section 23-15-805, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That All Campaign Finance Statements, Reports Of Contributions And Expenditures, And Other Reports Required To Be Filed Shall Be Posted Online By The Secretary Of State; To Amend...
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2024-03-05
Died In Committee
MSHB170FailAn Act To Amend Section 23-15-49, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Online Voter Registration For First-time Voters; To Amend Sections 23-15-13, 23-15-35, 23-15-37, 23-15-39, 23-15-41 And 23-15-79, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Pro...
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2024-03-05
Died In Committee
MSSB2055FailAn Act To Restore The Right Of Suffrage To Any Person Disqualified By Reason Of Criminal Conviction Upon Completion Of Sentence; To Amend Sections 23-15-11, 23-15-19, 23-15-47 And 23-15-213, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; And For Re...
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2024-03-05
Died In Committee
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