History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Early voting; establish.
| 1 | 01/06/98 | (H) | Referred To Apportionment and Elections | |
| 2 | 02/03/98 | (H) | Died In Committee |
| Effective date | *V/R App. Req. | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| 3/5ths vote required | No |
House Committee:
Principal Author: Denny
Code Sections: A 023-0015-0011, A 023-0015-0363, A 023-0015-0353, A 023-0015-0627, A 023-0015-0713, A 023-0015-0715
Title: AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A SYSTEM OF EARLY VOTING FOR ANY PRIMARY, SPECIAL OR GENERAL ELECTION; TO PROVIDE THAT EARLY VOTING WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE BEGINNING THE FIRST TUESDAY AFTER THE FIRST MONDAY IN THE MONTH IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE MONTH IN WHICH THE PRIMARY OR GENERAL ELECTION IS HELD AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE CLOSE OF THE BUSINESS DAY ON THE DAY IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE REGULAR ELECTION DAY; TO PROVIDE THAT THE CIRCUIT CLERK SHALL PROVIDE AN EARLY VOTERS' POLLING PLACE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CIRCUIT CLERK; TO REQUIRE THAT TWO ELECTION MANAGERS BE PROVIDED FOR EACH EARLY VOTERS' POLLING PLACE FOR EACH PRIMARY ELECTION; TO PROVIDE THAT THE ELECTION MANAGERS FOR EARLY VOTERS' POLLING PLACES IN A PRIMARY ELECTION SHALL BE CHOSEN BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF EACH POLITICAL PARTY; TO PROVIDE THAT ANY POLITICAL PARTY OR CANDIDATE ENTITLED TO HAVE POLL WATCHERS AT A POLLING PLACE SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO MAINTAIN ONE POLL WATCHER AT THE EARLY VOTERS' POLLING PLACE; TO PROVIDE THAT PERSONS VOTING BY EARLY VOTERS' BALLOT MAY BE CHALLENGED IN THE SAME MANNER AS OTHER VOTERS ARE CHALLENGED ON ELECTION DAY; TO PROVIDE THAT BALLOT BOXES FOR EARLY VOTING SHALL BE LOCKED AND SEALED EACH NIGHT WITH A NUMBERED SEAL UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE CIRCUIT CLERK; TO AMEND SECTIONS, 23-15-11, 23-15-353 AND 23-15-363, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-627, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DELETE CERTAIN CRITERIA FOR VOTING BY ABSENTEE BALLOT; TO REQUIRE A VOTER VOTING BY ABSENTEE BALLOT TO LIST HIS TELEPHONE NUMBER; TO REQUIRE A VOTER REQUESTING AN APPLICATION TO VOTE BY ABSENTEE BALLOT TO LIST HIS ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-713 AND 23-15-715, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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