Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Commissioners of Election; increase compensation for certain duties.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/11 (H) Referred To County Affairs;Fees and Salaries of Public Officers | |
| 2 | 01/31 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | VRA | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
House Committees:
Principal Author: Mims
Additional Authors: Baker (74th), Denny, Gunn, Holland, Martinson
Code Sections: A 023-0015-0153, A 023-0015-0211, A 023-0015-0239
Title: AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE COMMISSIONERS OF ELECTION OF EACH COUNTY IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CIRCUIT CLERK, TO SPONSOR AND CONDUCT TRAINING SESSIONS TO EDUCATE QUALIFIED ELECTORS REGARDING THE OPERATION OF ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEMS; TO AUTHORIZE COMMISSIONERS OF ELECTION TO RECEIVE PER DIEM COMPENSATION FOR TIME SPENT CONDUCTING SUCH TRAINING SESSIONS; TO LIMIT THE NUMBER OF DAYS FOR WHICH COMMISSIONERS OF ELECTION MAY BE COMPENSATED; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-153, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE THE PER DIEM COMPENSATION FOR CERTAIN DUTIES OF COMMISSIONERS OF ELECTION; TO PROVIDE THAT ANY COMMISSIONER OF ELECTION WHO HAS NOT RECEIVED A CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE INDICATING THAT THE COMMISSIONER OF ELECTION HAS RECEIVED THE REQUIRED ELECTIONS SEMINAR INSTRUCTION AND THAT THE COMMISSIONER OF ELECTION IS FULLY QUALIFIED TO CONDUCT AN ELECTION, SHALL NOT RECEIVE ANY COMPENSATION FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-211, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF ANNUAL PAID TRAINING DAYS FOR COMMISSIONERS OF ELECTION FROM 6 DAYS TO 12 DAYS; TO ALLOW THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO AUTHORIZE AN ADDITIONAL 8 PAID TRAINING DAYS; TO REQUIRE COMMISSIONERS OF ELECTION TO ANNUALLY FILE WITH THE CHANCERY CLERK THE CERTIFICATE FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE INDICATING THAT THE COMMISSIONER OF ELECTION HAS RECEIVED THE ELECTIONS TRAINING SEMINAR INSTRUCTION AND THAT EACH PARTICIPANT IS FULLY QUALIFIED TO CONDUCT AN ELECTION; TO PROVIDE THAT IF A COMMISSIONER OF ELECTION FAILS TO FILE THE CERTIFICATE BY APRIL 30 OF EACH YEAR HIS OFFICE SHALL BE AUTOMATICALLY VACATED; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-239, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE COMMISSIONERS OF ELECTION TO RECEIVE PER DIEM COMPENSATION FOR TIME SPENT CONDUCTING TRAINING SESSIONS FOR POLL WORKERS PRIOR TO ELECTION; TO LIMIT THE NUMBER OF DAYS FOR WHICH COMMISSIONERS OF ELECTION MAY BE COMPENSATED; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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