Mississippi Legislature
2002 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2380

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Description: Commissioners of election; report residual votes and revise statement of votes cast at election.

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

History of Actions:

1 01/15 (S) Referred To Elections
2 01/30 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
3 02/13 (S) Passed
4 02/14 (S) Transmitted To House
5 02/18 (H) Referred To Apportionment and Elections
6 02/27 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
7 03/06 (H) Amended
8 03/06 (H) Passed As Amended
9 03/08 (H) Returned For Concurrence
10 03/27 (S) Concurred in Amend From House
11 03/29 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
12 03/30 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
13 04/05 Approved by Governor

Amendments:

Adopted [H] Amendment No 1

Background Information:

Effective dateVRA
DispositionLaw
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredMajority
Chapter number534

Senate Committee:

House Committee:

Principal Author: Bryan

Code Sections: A 023-0015-0599, A 023-0015-0601, A 023-0015-0603, A 023-0015-0605, A 023-0015-0607, A 023-0015-0611

Title: AN ACT TO REQUIRE ELECTION COMMISSIONS AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS IN WHICH BALLOTS ARE GENERATED AND ARE COUNTED BY HAND OR BY AN ELECTRONIC TABULATING DEVICE TO REPORT TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE CERTAIN INFORMATION ON RESIDUAL VOTES; TO SPECIFY THE CONTENTS OF SUCH REPORTS; TO REQUIRE ELECTION COMMISSIONS AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS IN WHICH ELECTRONIC DEVICES THAT DO NOT GENERATE BALLOTS THAT ARE COUNTED BY HAND OR BY ELECTRONIC TABULATING DEVICES TO REPORT CERTAIN INFORMATION TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-599, 23-15-601, 23-15-603, 23-15-605, 23-15-607 AND 23-15-611, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE COUNTY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES TO TRANSMIT TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE CERTIFIED STATEMENTS OF THE VOTE IN THEIR COUNTY FOR ELECTIONS FOR COUNTY AND COUNTY DISTRICT OFFICES AND FOR ELECTIONS FOR LEGISLATIVE OFFICES FOR DISTRICTS CONTAINING ONE COUNTY OR LESS; TO PROVIDE THAT STATEMENTS OF THE VOTE CAST AT PRIMARY AND GENERAL ELECTIONS THAT ARE REQUIRED TO BE TRANSMITTED TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE INCLUDE THE VOTE BY PRECINCTS; TO REQUIRE THAT SUCH STATEMENT BE TRANSMITTED TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE ON SUCH FORMS AND BY SUCH METHODS AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY RULES AND REGULATIONS PROMULGATED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE; TO REQUIRE SUCH STATEMENTS TO HAVE A CERTIFICATION SIGNED BY THE APPROPRIATE ELECTION OFFICIALS; TO REQUIRE THE GENERAL ELECTION RETURNS FOR VOTES FOR STATEWIDE OFFICE TO CONTAIN A STATEMENT OF THE WHOLE NUMBER OF VOTES GIVEN IN EACH HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT FOR EACH CANDIDATE; TO PROVIDE FOR THE AVAILABILITY OF FORMS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 04/08/02 at 00:01.

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