History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Absentee ballots; issue applications only upon request of the voter and allow assistance in completing.
| 1 | 01/14/99 | (S) | Referred To Elections | |
| 2 | 02/02/99 | (S) | Died In Committee |
| Effective date | *V/R App. Req. | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| 3/5ths vote required | No |
Senate Committee:
Principal Author: Harden*
Code Sections: A 023-0015-0625, A 023-0015-0627, A 023-0015-0631, A 023-0015-0635, A 023-0015-0719, A 023-0015-0753
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-625, 23-15-627, 23-15-631, 23-15-635, 23-15-719 AND 23-15-753, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THAT BEFORE AN ABSENTEE BALLOT APPLICATION MAY BE FURNISHED TO A VOTER, THE VOTER MUST MAKE AN ORAL OR WRITTEN REQUEST FOR SUCH APPLICATION; TO PROVIDE THAT NO PERSON, OTHER THAN THE PARENT, CHILD, SPOUSE OR SIBLING OF A VOTER, MAY ORALLY REQUEST AN ABSENTEE BALLOT APPLICATION FOR SUCH VOTER; TO PROHIBIT A CANDIDATE FOR PUBLIC OFFICE FROM WITNESSING ABSENTEE BALLOT APPLICATIONS; TO REQUIRE THE REGISTRAR OR DEPUTY REGISTRAR TO AFFIX THE SEAL OF THE CIRCUIT OR MUNICIPAL CLERK TO AND TO INITIAL ABSENTEE BALLOT APPLICATIONS FURNISHED TO THE VOTER; TO PROVIDE THAT ONLY APPLICATIONS BEARING SUCH SEAL AND INITIAL SHALL BE VALID; TO REQUIRE THAT ANY PERSON WHO PROVIDES THE REGISTRAR WITH A WRITTEN REQUEST FOR AN ABSENTEE BALLOT APPLICATION TO SIGN SUCH APPLICATION AND PROVIDE CERTAIN OTHER INFORMATION; TO PROVIDE THAT NO PERSON WHO IS A CANDIDATE FOR PUBLIC OFFICE MAY BE AN ATTESTING WITNESS FOR ANY ABSENTEE BALLOT UPON WHICH SUCH PERSON'S NAME APPEARS; TO AUTHORIZE ANY VOTER CASTING AN ABSENTEE BALLOT WHO DECLARES THAT HE REQUIRES ASSISTANCE TO VOTE BY REASON OF BLINDNESS, TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT PHYSICAL DISABILITY OR INABILITY TO READ OR WRITE, TO RECEIVE CERTAIN ASSISTANCE; TO MAKE IT UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO COMPENSATE ANOTHER PERSON FOR ASSISTING VOTERS IN MARKING THEIR ABSENTEE BALLOT TO BASE SUCH COMPENSATION ON THE NUMBER OF ABSENTEE BALLOTS ASSISTED OR THE NUMBER OF ABSENTEE BALLOTS CAST BY PERSONS WHO HAVE RECEIVED SUCH ASSISTANCE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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