Mississippi Legislature
2001 Regular Session

House Bill 1219

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Bill Text

History of Actions

Background

Title

Description: Elections; exempt persons unable to read or write from requirement of personally completing application for registration as voter.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1 01/15 (H) Referred To Apportionment and Elections
2 01/30 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective date
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredMajority

House Committee:

Principal Author: Reynolds

Code Section: A 023-0015-0039

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-39, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT PERSONS WHO ARE UNABLE TO READ OF WRITE SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO PERSONALLY COMPLETE THE APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION AS A VOTER; TO AUTHORIZE THE REGISTRAR OR HIS DEPUTY TO READ THE APPLICATION TO SUCH A PERSON AND RECORD SUCH PERSON'S RESPONSES THERETO; TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH PERSON SHALL BE REGISTERED AS AN ELECTOR IF HE OTHERWISE MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS TO BE REGISTERED AS SUCH; TO REQUIRE THE RECORDED RESPONSES OF SUCH PERSON TO BE RETAINED PERMANENTLY BY THE REGISTRAR; TO REQUIRE THE REGISTRAR TO FORWARD A COPY OF SUCH RESPONSES TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 01/30/01 at 18:19.

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