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<HISTORY>
	<YEAR>2011</YEAR>
	<SESSION>Regular Session</SESSION>
	<SHORTTITLE>Voter identification; require before voting in person or by absentee.</SHORTTITLE>
	<LONGTITLE>AN ACT TO REQUIRE ELECTORS TO PRESENT CURRENT, VALID GOVERNMENT-ISSUED PHOTO IDENTIFICATION FOR WHICH PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP IS REQUIRED BEFORE VOTING IN PERSON OR BY ABSENTEE BALLOT; TO PROVIDE THAT ANY ELECTOR WITHOUT VALID IDENTIFICATION MAY CAST AN AFFIDAVIT BALLOT AND PROVIDE IDENTIFICATION NO LATER THAN 48 HOURS AFTER CASTING SUCH BALLOT; TO PROVIDE FOR VOTER REGISTRATION CARDS; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-631, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE AN ELECTOR TO ENCLOSE CURRENT, VALID IDENTIFICATION FOR WHICH PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP IS REQUIRED WITH THE ABSENTEE BALLOT BEFORE SEALING THE ABSENTEE BALLOT ENVELOPE; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-11, 23-15-541, 23-15-639, 23-15-641, 23-15-719 AND 23-15-721, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING SECTIONS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.</LONGTITLE>
	<DATETIMELASTCHG>02/01/11 at 16:53</DATETIMELASTCHG>
 
	<MEASURE>
		<MSR_HS>H</MSR_HS>
		<MSR_TYPE>B</MSR_TYPE>
		<MSR_NUM> 233</MSR_NUM>
		<FORMAT_MSRID>House Bill  233</FORMAT_MSRID>
		<SHORT_MSRID>HB 233</SHORT_MSRID>
		<OWNER>H</OWNER>
	</MEASURE>
 
	<BACKGROUND>
		<DISPOSITION>Dead</DISPOSITION>
		<DEADLINE>General Bill/Constitutional Amendment</DEADLINE>
		<REVENUE>No</REVENUE>
		<VOTETYPE>Majority</VOTETYPE>
		<EFFECTIVEDATE>VRA</EFFECTIVEDATE>
	</BACKGROUND>
	<COMMITTEES>
		<HOUSE>
			<H_NAME>Apportionment and Elections</H_NAME>
			<H_INCMTE>T</H_INCMTE>
			<H_LINK>../../House_cmtes/AE.xml</H_LINK>
		</HOUSE>
	</COMMITTEES>
	<AUTHORS>
		<PRINCIPAL>
			<P_NAME>Denny</P_NAME>
			<P_LINK>../../House_authors/Denny.xml</P_LINK>
		</PRINCIPAL>
	</AUTHORS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>023-0015-0011</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/023/00150011.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>023-0015-0541</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/023/00150541.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>023-0015-0631</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/023/00150631.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>023-0015-0639</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/023/00150639.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>023-0015-0641</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/023/00150641.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>023-0015-0719</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/023/00150719.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>023-0015-0721</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/023/00150721.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 1</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>01/04 (H) Referred To Apportionment and Elections</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 2</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>02/01 (H) Died In Committee</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<DOCUMENTS>
		<CURRENT>
			<CURRENT_PDF>../../../../documents/2011/pdf/HB/0200-0299/HB0233IN.pdf</CURRENT_PDF>
			<CURRENT_OTHER>../../../../documents/2011/html/HB/0200-0299/HB0233IN.htm</CURRENT_OTHER>
		</CURRENT>
		<INTRO>
			<INTRO_PDF>../../../../documents/2011/pdf/HB/0200-0299/HB0233IN.pdf</INTRO_PDF>
			<INTRO_OTHER>../../../../documents/2011/html/HB/0200-0299/HB0233IN.htm</INTRO_OTHER>
		</INTRO>
	</DOCUMENTS>
</HISTORY>
