Mississippi Legislature
2005 Regular Session

House Bill 318

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Background

Title

Description: Constitutional amendments; revise ballot form.

Bill Text: [Introduced] [Passed House] [Sent to Governor]

History of Actions:

1 01/05 (H) Referred To Apportionment and Elections;Constitution
2 01/31 (H) DR - TSDP: AE To CO
3 02/01 (H) DR - TSDP: CO To AE
4 02/01 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
5 02/10 (H) Tabled Subject To Call
6 02/10 (H) Amended
7 02/10 (H) Passed As Amended
8 02/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
9 02/15 (S) Referred To Elections;Constitution
10 02/23 (S) DR - TSDPAA: EL To CS
11 03/01 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
12 03/02 (S) Passed
13 03/03 (S) Transmitted To House
14 03/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
15 03/08 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
16 03/14 Vetoed     (Veto Message)
17 03/15 (H) Veto Referred To Apportionment and Elections
18 03/15 (H) Allow Governor's Veto to Stand

Amendments:

Adopted [H] Amendment No 1
Adopted [H] Amendment No 2
Lost [S] Committee Amendment No 1

Background Information:

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

House Committees:

Senate Committees:

Principal Author: Capps

Additional Authors: Whittington, Reynolds

Code Section: A 023-0015-0369

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-369, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE FORM OF THE BALLOT ON PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS; TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF WORDS THAT MAY APPEAR ON THE BALLOT AS AN EXPLANATORY STATEMENT OF THE CHIEF PURPOSE OF THE MEASURE; TO AUTHORIZE AN ELECTOR WHO IS TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY PHYSICALLY DISABLED AND WHOSE VOTING PRECINCT IS NOT ACCESSIBLE DUE TO SUCH TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT PHYSICAL DISABILITY TO HAVE HIS OR HER BALLOT MADE AVAILABLE TO THE NEAREST WARD OR VOTING PRECINCT THAT IS ACCESSIBLE TO SUCH ELECTOR; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 04/26/05 at 09:49.

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