Mississippi Legislature
2002 Regular Session

Subject: ELECTIONS-INCLUDING ELECTION COMMISSION

As of 04/30/02 at 14:39

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HB   2  Election commissioners; remove requirement to declare     Fleming
        party affiliation.                                     
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB   8  Elections; clarify prohibition against conducting         Guice
        activities within 150 feet of a polling place.         
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB  40  Elections; require voter I.D.                             Lott
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB  80  Voting; require ID to be shown before voting.             Formby
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 120  Elections; courts shall have no authority to extend       Reeves
        voting hours.                                          
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 134  Campaign finance; require disclosure of name of           Howell
        candidate receiving in-kind contributions.             
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 301  County, legislative and statewide elections; held         Fleming
        during presidential election years.                    
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 333  Elections; enact open primary and abolish partisan        Cameron
   %    primaries.                                             
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 355  Voter identification; require at polls on election day.   Cameron
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 372  Preferential primary; establish.                          Chism
   %       02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 381  Election campaign signs; require removal within 30 days   Howell
        after election.                                        
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 383  Elections; increase qualifying fees for candidates for    Howell
   %    public office.                                         
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 408  Elected or appointed officials; must resign before        Bowles
        running for another office.                            
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 459  County unit; provide for election in counties operating   Bowles
        under.                                                 
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 523  Ballots; allow copying by candidates after general or     Martinson
   %    primary elections.                                     
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 530  Elections; require voter ID.                              Martinson
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 547  Elected offices; increase filing fees for certain.        Moak
   %       02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 603  Elections; require voter ID.                              Ketchings
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 693  Bonds; mandate election on issuing county or municipal    Horne
        bonds.                                                 
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 695  Campaign contributions; prohibit acceptance or            Horne
        solicitation before candidate qualifies.               
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 752  Judges; repeal election day dispute provision.            Watson
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 773  Elections; require voters to present ID before voting.    Snowden
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 788  Absentee ballots; enhance penalties for violations        Robinson (84th)
        regarding.                                             
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 801  Congressional elections; postpone qualifying deadline     Miles
        and primaries.                                         
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 832  Commissioners of Election; report residual votes and      Reynolds
 *      revise statement of votes cast at election.            
           03/05 (S) Died In Committee
HB 833  Elections; establish standards to be used when            Reynolds
 *      examining ballots that have been rejected by automatic 
        vote counting devices.                                 
           04/02 Approved by Governor
HB 848  Campaign finance; strengthen laws regarding.              Horne
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 990  Municipal special elections; revise qualifying            Denny
        deadline.                                              
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1015  Elections; discontinue use of punch cards.                Reynolds
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1061  Open primary; create.                                     Weathersby
   %       02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1063  Absentee ballots; count and keep at courthouse.           Rushing
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1218  Ballot resolution board; revise make up and establish     Scott (80th)
        standards for examining rejected ballots.              
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1231  Absentee ballots; require to be counted on day after      Moore (60th)
        election.                                              
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1241  Blanket primary; create.                                  Smith (35th)
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1270  Campaign disclosure and reporting laws; revise.           Watson
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1271  Judicial Campaign Contribution Law; provide penalty.      Watson
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1272  Elections; revise limitations on campaign                 Watson
        contributions.                                         
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1276  Nonpartism Judicial Election Act; repeal.                 Moore (60th)
   %       02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1288  Appellate judges; remove from Nonpartisan Judicial        Snowden
   %    Elections Act.                                         
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1311  Highway Patrol; prohibit members from running for         Grist
        sheriff before expiration of 10 years after retirement.
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1352  Voter ID; require at polling places.                      Eaton
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1368  Election ballots; pollworkers required to explain to      Scott (80th)
        voters.                                                
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1371  Ballots; optical mark reading equipment must be           Scott (80th)
        purchased by Jasper County.                            
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1401  Election commissioners; revise qualifications for         Rotenberry
        election.                                              
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1409  Statewide Centralized Voter System; establish to assist   Reynolds
        commissioners of election in maintaining accurate voter
        rolls.                                                 
           02/14 (H) Died On Calendar
HB1432  Elections; establish open primary and abolish partisan    Ellzey
   %    primaries.                                             
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1445  Elections; pilot project for student interns to assist    Reynolds
 *      at precincts during elections.                         
           04/01 Approved by Governor
HB1511  Vote fraud; revise penalty.                               Moore (60th)
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1548  Election commissioners; certification of hours worked     Reeves
 *      not required to be notarized.                          
           03/20 Approved by Governor
HC  29  Amend Constitution; Governor elected by majority of       Martinson
        popular vote; require runoff if no majority; abolish   
        electoral votes.                                       
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HC  49  Amend Constitution; Governor elected by majority of       Snowden
        popular vote; require runoff if no majority; abolish   
        electoral votes.                                       
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HC  51  Amend Constitution; revise time for electing statewide,   Fleming
        legislative and county officials.                      
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HC  65  Amend Constitution; place state elections in even year    Snowden
        with no presidential election.                         
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
SB2217  Campaign contributions; prohibit use of union dues for.   White (29th)
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2252  Campaign finance disclosure; failure to receive notice    Harden
        of late filing may mitigate civil fine.                
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2366  Statewide Centralized Voter System; establish to assist   Bryan
 *      commissioners of election in maintaining accurate voter
        rolls.                                                 
           04/11 Approved by Governor
SB2377  Elections; establish standards to be used when            Bryan
        examining ballots that have been rejected by automatic 
        vote counting devices.                                 
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2380  Commissioners of election; report residual votes and      Bryan
 *      revise statement of votes cast at election.            
           04/05 Approved by Governor
SB2382  Elections; declare all candidates elected if only one     Bryan
        person qualifies as a candidate for each office.       
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2383  Elections; create the crime of multiple voting &          Bryan
 *      prohibit municipalities from imposing additional       
        requirements on elected officials.                     
           04/11 Approved by Governor
SB2427  Municipalities; revise qualifying deadline for special    Jordan
        elections.                                             
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2445  Elections; enact municipal open primary law.              Nunnelee
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2503  Commissioners of election; remove requirement that        Gollott
        statement of time worked be under oath.                
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2589  Elections; prohibit campaigning on election day in        Simmons
        courthouses used as polling places.                    
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2590  Commissioners of election; remove requirement that        Tollison
        statement of time worked be under oath.                
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2687  Absentee ballot; the Commissioner of Election or          Kirby
        executive committee shall count them at the office of  
        the registrar.                                         
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2708  Judges; provide for recall election.                      Chaney
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2717  Absentee ballot; require ballots to be sent               Jackson
        automatically to persons 65 years of age or older upon 
        written request.                                       
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2798  Recall; revise petition and election procedures.          Chaney
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2874  Justice court judges; place under Nonpartisan Judicial    Turner
   %    Election Act (SCT).                                    
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2876  Elections; require 10 counties with most residual votes   Blackmon
        at 2000 elections to obtain new voting machines.       
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2970  Election contests; clarify the manner of selecting        Bryan
 *      judges to hear.                                        
           04/04 (S) Died In Conference
SB2984  Elections; hold political party primary elections in      Cuevas
        September.                                             
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2995  Voter Security Act of 2002; create.                       Smith
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB3022  Absentee ballots; allow all persons qualified to vote     Jackson
        by absentee ballot to do so by mail.                   
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB3034  Elections; place candidates' names on  the ballot         Cuevas
        alphabetically.                                        
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB3042  Elections; authorize early voting.                        Jackson
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB3062  Elections; qualified elector may vote absentee for any    Jackson
        reason.                                                
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SC 517  Const. 252, etc; provide for statewide elections to       Nunnelee
        occur in even numbered years.                          
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SC 546  Amend Constitution; Governor elected by majority of       Farris
        popular vote, abolish electoral votes.                 
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee

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