Mississippi Legislature

1997 Regular Session

House Bill 1530

[Introduced]

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History of Actions

Background

Title

Description: Absentee ballots; revise procedures for counting.

History of Actions:

101/20/97(H)Referred To Apportionment and Elections
202/04/97(H)Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
302/13/97(H)Died On Calendar

Background Information:

Effective date*V/R App. Req.
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
3/5ths vote requiredNo

House Committee:

Principal Author: Chaney

Code Sections: A 023-0015-0637, A 023-0015-0639

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-637, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT ABSENTEE BALLOTS SHALL BE CAST NOT LATER THAN 5:00 P.M. ON THE MONDAY IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING ELECTIONS HELD ON TUESDAY; TO PROVIDE THAT ANY PERSON WHO HAS VOTED BY ABSENTEE BALLOT MAY VOTE AT THE PRECINCT AND THIS ABSENTEE BALLOT SHALL BE DISQUALIFIED; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-639, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE REGISTRAR SHALL STORE ABSENTEE BALLOTS, WHICH HAVE BEEN TIMELY CAST, IN A SEPARATE BALLOT BOX; TO PROVIDE THAT THE CIRCUIT CLERK OR HIS DESIGNEE SHALL COUNT THE ABSENTEE BALLOTS; TO PROVIDE THAT EACH CANDIDATE OR HIS DESIGNEE SHALL OBSERVE THE COUNTING OF THE ABSENTEE BALLOTS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 02/04/97 at 16:07.



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