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]
| 1 | 01/15 (H) Referred To Apportionment and Elections | |
| 2 | 01/30 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | ||
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
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.
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